# Incident 19890531044579I: Mooney M20C, Grand Prairie, TX, May 31, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 31, 1989, 21:30 local time
- Place: Grand Prairie, TX
- Airport: Grand Prairie Municipal Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.6988° N, 97.0469° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at GRAND PRAIRIE MUNI (GPM), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.6988&lon=-97.0469&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6855U, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6855U) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 455 total, 275 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890531044579I

## Narrative

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

PILOT PREOCCUPIED IN TRAFFIC AND FORGOT TO LOWER GEAR AND LANDED WITH GEAR UP.

## Other reports on N6855U (1)

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

- [Incident 19900528036119I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900528036119I), May 28, 1990: Mooney M20C (N6855U), Grand Prairie, TX, Minor damage. Landing gear retracted on the takeoff roll. Landing gear handle may not have been in the full locked position.

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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