# Incident 19870126008629I: Mooney M20C, Anoka, MN, January 26, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 26, 1987, 16:45 local time
- Place: Anoka, MN
- Airport: Co
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.2144° N, 93.3916° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Anoka, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.2144&lon=-93.3916&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6446U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6446U-2014-11-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20C (registry code 5870208, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,800 total, 70 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870126008629I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

FAILED TO EXTEND LANDING GEAR BEFORE LANDING.

## Other reports on N6446U (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19851020073779I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851020073779I), Oct 20, 1985: Mooney M20C (N6446U), Fairmont, MN, Minor damage. Gear collapsed on landing. Gear retraction bar difficult to operate. Down and lock switch was out of adjustment.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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