# Incident 19921106052859I: Mooney M20C, Ruston, LA, November 6, 1992

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 6, 1992, 17:00 local time
- Place: Ruston, LA
- Airport: Ruston Municipal Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.5132° N, 92.5884° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at RUSTON RGNL (RSN), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.5132&lon=-92.5884&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6408U, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6408U) (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: 1,925 total, 125 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/19921106052859I

## Narrative

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

PILOT FAILED TO ENSURE THAT GEAR WAS LOCKED DOWN. LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED ON ROLLOUT.

## Other reports on N6408U (1)

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

- [Incident 19980616041719I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980616041719I), Jun 16, 1998: Mooney M20C (N6408U), Ruston, LA, Minor damage. (-5) The airman failed to ensure that the landing gear was locked in the down position, which resulted in a gear up landing. [privacy data omitted]

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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