# Incident 19871118075089I: Mooney M20F, Manassas, VA, November 18, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 18, 1987, 19:00 local time
- Place: Manassas, VA
- Airport: Manassas Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Touch And Go Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.7468° N, 77.4826° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Manassas, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.7468&lon=-77.4826&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6397Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6397Q-1991-04-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20F (registry code 5870214, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20F
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,200 total, 500 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871118075089I

## Narrative

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

STAYED IN TRAFFIC PATTERN FOR NIGHT CURRENCY PRACTICE. FORGOT TO LOWER GEAR. LANDED GEAR UP.

## Other reports on N6397Q (2)

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

- [Incident 19830819052229I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830819052229I), Aug 19, 1983: Mooney M20F (N6397Q), Morehead City, NC, Minor damage. Right main gear collapsed after landing. Gear retraction mechanism bent from previous hard landings a causal factor
- [Accident 19800707024209A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800707024209A), Jul 7, 1980: Mooney M20F (N6397Q), Ft Dodge, IA, Substantial damage. Alternator discharge. Lost electrical power. Cranked gear down. Collapsed on landing. Cause of trouble not reported

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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