# Incident 19900522026609I: Mooney M20L, Laredo, TX, May 22, 1990

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 22, 1990, 10:00 local time
- Place: Laredo, TX
- Airport: Laredo International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Touch And Go Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.5442° N, 99.4616° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at LAREDO INTL (LRD), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.5442&lon=-99.4616&mi=10
- Aircraft: N78MP, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N78MP) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20L (registry code 5870221, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Porsche PFM3200N03 (registry code 51002, https://openairdocs.org/engine/porsche-pfm3200n03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20L
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,446 total, 22 in this make and model, 48 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900522026609I

## Narrative

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

STUDENT RETRACTED GEAR INSTEAD OF FLAPS ON TOUCH AND GO LANDING. INSTRUCTOR UNABLE TO STOP CYCLE.

## Other reports on N78MP (1)

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

- [Incident 20250307002979I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250307002979I), Mar 7, 2025: Mooney M20L (N78MP), Oxnard, CA, Minor damage. The pilot was flying off the coast near ventura, CA at 3,500 ft MSL when the engine started vibrating. The pilot reduced power immediatly to idle and…

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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