# Incident 19871112072889I: Mooney M20C, Monroe, LA, November 12, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 12, 1987, 16:10 local time
- Place: Monroe, LA
- Airport: Monroe Regional
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.5106° N, 92.0361° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MONROE RGNL (MLU), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.5106&lon=-92.0361&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5601Q, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5601Q) (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
- Reported engine: LYC O360A1D
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,100 total, 20 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871112072889I

## Narrative

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

LEFT MAIN GEAR STARTED TO COLLAPSE ON ROTATION. PROPELLER STRUCK RUNWAY.  RETURNED. LANDING MADE WITHOUT INCIDENT.

## Other reports on N5601Q (2)

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

- [Incident 19970408011359I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970408011359I), Apr 8, 1997: Mooney M20C (N5601Q), Greenville, TN, Minor damage. Narrative: acft landed gear up. Pilot failed to lower landing gear prior to touchdown.
- [Accident 19800806034499A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800806034499A), Aug 6, 1980: Mooney M20C (N5601Q), Lees Summit, MO, Substantial damage. Gear would not come down,pilot attempted emergency procedure but would not lower and lock.

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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