# Incident 19900315008479I: Mooney M20C, Wilmington, DE, March 15, 1990

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 15, 1990, 15:25 local time
- Place: Wilmington, DE
- Airport: Greater Wilmington-New Castle
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.7357° N, 75.5321° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wilmington, DE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7357&lon=-75.5321&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6715U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6715U-2001-10-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20C (registry code 5870208, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,350 total, 1,100 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900315008479I

## Narrative

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

FAILED TO LOWER MAIN LANDING GEAR AND LANDED GEAR UP.

## Other reports on N6715U (1)

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

- [Accident 19991211036809A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991211036809A), Dec 11, 1999: Mooney M20C (N6715U), Reading, PA, Substantial damage. (.19) On December 11, 1999, about 0815 eastern standard time, a Mooney M20-C, N6715U, was substantially damaged after it lost engine power shortly after…

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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