# Incident 19890115009179I: Mooney M20J, Houston, TX, January 15, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 15, 1989, 17:00 local time
- Place: Houston, TX
- Airport: West Houston-Lakeside Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.7633° N, 95.3633° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Houston, TX, within about 14 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.7633&lon=-95.3633&mi=10
- Aircraft: N201BY, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N201BY) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20J (registry code 5870219, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20J
- Reported engine: LYC IO360A1B6
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 403 total, 147 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890115009179I

## Narrative

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

UNABLE TO GEAR SAFE LIGHT. VISUALLY CHECKED OK. RIGHT GEAR COLLAPSED ON ROLLOUT. NO CAUSE STATED.

## Other reports on N201BY (2)

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

- [Incident 19901012053569I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901012053569I), Oct 12, 1990: Mooney M20J (N201BY), Kerrville, TX, Minor damage. No gear down safe light. Gear collapsed on rollout. Jam nut on heim rod loose.
- [Incident 19900412008489I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900412008489I), Apr 12, 1990: Mooney M20J (N201BY), Atlanta, GA, Minor damage. Landing light failed on approach. Landed long and ran off end of runway.

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.