# Incident 19890228026549I: Mooney M20C, Melbourne, FL, February 28, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 28, 1989, 16:30 local time
- Place: Melbourne, FL
- Airport: Melbourne Regional
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.0836° N, 80.6081° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Melbourne, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.0836&lon=-80.6081&mi=10
- Aircraft: N78992, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N78992-2021-09-04) (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: 2,400 total, 2,000 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890228026549I

## Narrative

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

PILOT STATED HE FORGOT TO LOWER LANDING GEAR AND LANDED WITH GEAR UP.

## Other reports on N78992 (1)

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

- [Accident 19930904041829A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930904041829A), Sep 4, 1993: Mooney M20C (N78992), Oak Grove, KY, Substantial damage. Engine quit approaching destination. Stalled trying to clear hedge on landing. No useful fuel on board.

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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