# Accident 19870706081109A: Mooney M20, Spokane, WA, July 6, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 6, 1987, 16:00 local time
- Place: Spokane, WA
- Airport: Felts Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.6829° N, 117.3224° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at FELTS FLD (SFF), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.6829&lon=-117.3224&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5265B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5265B-1989-07-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20 (registry code 5870202, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20
- Reported engine: LYC O320A1A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 833 total, 557 in this make and model, 26 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA87LA133](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA87LA133) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870706081109A

## Narrative

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

HARD LANDING.GEAR STARTED TO COLLAPSE.PROPELLER STRUCK RUNWAY.MADE GO AROUND. LANDED GEAR UP ON GRASS BESIDE RUNWAY

## 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 SEA87LA133](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA87LA133), Jul 6, 1987: Mooney M-20 (N5265B), Spokane, WA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N5265B (1)

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

- [Incident 19840301012069I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840301012069I), Mar 1, 1984: Mooney M20 (N5265B), Athol, ID, Minor damage. Bounced and porpoised striking the prop on the runway. Made a go around and landed safely.

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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