# Incident 19890615015709I: Mooney M20K, Rock Springs, WY, June 15, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 15, 1989, 15:48 local time
- Place: Rock Springs, WY
- Airport: Rock Springs Sweetwater Count
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.5947° N, 109.2209° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rock Springs, WY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5947&lon=-109.2209&mi=10
- Aircraft: N231L, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N231L) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20K (registry code 5870220, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-360 series (registry code 17019, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20K
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO360CB
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890615015709I

## Narrative

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

PILOT RETURNING TO AIRPORT DUE TO TURBULENCE FORGOT TO LOWER THE LANDING GEAR AND LANDED WITH GEAR UP.           .

## Other reports on N231L (1)

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

- [Incident 20160226001889I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160226001889I), Feb 26, 2016: Mooney Aircraft Corp. M20K (N231L), Easton, MD, Minor damage. The pilot reported that the he experienced a rough running engine while at cruise. He advised potomac TRACON of the situation while receiving flight following…

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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