# Incident 19870523023069I: Mooney M20F, Cleveland, OH, May 23, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 23, 1987, 11:40 local time
- Place: Cleveland, OH
- Airport: Cuyahoga County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Touch And Go Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.5646° N, 81.4872° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CUYAHOGA COUNTY (CGF), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5646&lon=-81.4872&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9573M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9573M) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20F (registry code 5870214, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20F
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 457 total, 300 in this make and model, 17 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870523023069I

## Narrative

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

PILOT RAISED FLAPS AND INADVERTENTLY THE GEAR ON TAKEOFF.  AIRCRAFT SETTLED TO THE RUNWAY GEAR UP.

## Other reports on N9573M (1)

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

- [Accident 20250619007839A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250619007839A), Jun 19, 2025: Mooney M20F (N9573M), Beverly, MA, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Aircraft attempting takeoff from bvy airport runway 16. Reported to ATC that he had an engine issue(did not declare an emergency) and he was retruning to the…

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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