38.8743° N, 104.4098° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs at COLORADO SPRINGS EAST (CO4), within about a mile.Open in the map
Date
August 8, 1989 · 18:30 local
Place
Ellicott, CO
Airport
Colorado Springs East Airport
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N9716F
Reported as
Mooney M20J
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
5,500 total600 in this make and model50 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Pilot stated that he forgot to lower landing gear and landed with gear up.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT STATED THAT HE FORGOT TO LOWER LANDING GEAR AND LANDED WITH GEAR UP.