# Incident 19890304017679I: Mooney M20J, Nashville, TN, March 4, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 4, 1989, 16:00 local time
- Place: Nashville, TN
- Airport: Nashville Metropolitan
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.1659° N, 86.7844° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Nashville, TN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1659&lon=-86.7844&mi=10
- Aircraft: N201GN, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N201GN) (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: 2,000 total, 15 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890304017679I

## Narrative

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

RECEIVED A SPECIAL VFR CLEARANCE TO ENTER CONTROL ZONE. FORGOT TO LOWER GEAR AND LANDED WITH GEAR UP.

## Other reports on N201GN (1)

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

- [Incident 19880611071359I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880611071359I), Jun 11, 1988: Mooney M20J (N201GN), Farmingdale, NY, Minor damage. Lost electrical power inflight. Landed gear up. Stated gear visually down.

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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