# Accident 19870320007329A: Mooney M20, Frankfort, KY, March 20, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 20, 1987, 10:35 local time
- Place: Frankfort, KY
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.1896° N, 84.8592° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.1896&lon=-84.8592&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5251B (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20
- Reported engine: LYC O320A1A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 11,000 total, 30 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL87LA092](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL87LA092) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870320007329A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITH THE WHEELS RETRACTED. THE PILOT REALIZED THE MISTAKE IN THE FLARE.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ATL87LA092](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL87LA092), Mar 20, 1987: Mooney M20 (N5251B), Frankfort, KY, destroyed

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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