# Incident 19970721027799I: Mooney M20E, Atchison, KS, July 21, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 21, 1997, 06:15 local time
- Place: Atchison, KS
- Airport: Amelia Earhart Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.5712° N, 95.1765° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at AMELIA EARHART (K59), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5712&lon=-95.1765&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9151V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9151V) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20E (registry code 5870212, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20E
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 941 total, 723 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970721027799I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: OPERATOR STATED ON THE TELEPHONE "I THINK I FORGOT TO PUT THE GEAR DOWN" OPERATOR CAN BE REACHED AT (HOME) ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ OPERATOR IS ON VACATION AT THIS TIME, TRY AT HOME FIRST. IF HE IS NOT THERE CALL HIS WORK NUMBER AND LEAVE A MESSAGE, HE WILL BE PAGED WHEN A MESSAGE IS LEFT. THIS INVESTIGATION REMAINS OPEN.

## Other reports on N9151V (1)

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

- [Accident 20241008018209A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20241008018209A), Oct 8, 2024: Mooney M20E (N9151V), Fulshear, TX, Substantial damage. Pilot reported they had flown in from another airport and landed at X09. Then they took off and leveled out at about 700' elevation. They heard a loud 'bang'…

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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