# Incident 19870301023169I: Mooney M20C, Napa, CA, March 1, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 1, 1987, 16:30 local time
- Place: Napa, CA
- Airport: County
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.2971° N, 122.3010° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Napa, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2971&lon=-122.3010&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6725U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6725U-2018-12-31) (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: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 105 total, 35 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/19870301023169I

## Narrative

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

GEAR COLLAPSED ON ROLLOUT AS GEAR HANDLE CAME OUT OF LOCKED POSITION.  SUSPECT HANDLE NOT COMPLETELY ENGAGED.

## Other reports on N6725U (1)

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

- [Incident 20170714017889I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170714017889I), Jul 14, 2017: Mooney M20C (N6725U), Columbia, CA, Minor damage. The highly experienced pilot stated that he forgot to place the manually actuated mechanical landing gear in the down position on approach to landing prior to…

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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