# Incident 19960817029279I: Mooney M20M, Bozeman, MT, August 17, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 17, 1996, 13:10 local time
- Place: Bozeman, MT
- Airport: Gallatin Fld
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.6839° N, 111.0576° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bozeman, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.6839&lon=-111.0576&mi=10
- Aircraft: N253TM, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N253TM) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20M (registry code 5870222, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20M
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 300 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960817029279I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: MOONEY N253TM, A MOONEY 020M, DEPARTED BOZEMAN, MONTANA, GALLATIN FIELD, AND RETURNED FOR LANDING IMMEDIATELY DUE TO AN OPEN BAGGAGE DOOR. PILOT DID NOT LOWER THE LANDING GEAR AND AIRCRAFT LANDED GEAR UP. PROP WAS DAMAGED AND SKIN ON UNDER SIDE OF FUSELAGE IS DAMAGED. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^

## Other reports on N253TM (1)

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

- [Incident 19971002035059I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971002035059I), Oct 2, 1997: Mooney M20M (N253TM), Chatham, MA, Minor damage. Narrative: pilots written statement says that he landed normally but a bit long. See attachment.

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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