# Incident 19970724026749I: Mooney M20C, Mcpherson, KS, July 24, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 24, 1997, 16:24 local time
- Place: Mcpherson, KS
- Airport: Mcpherson Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.3524° N, 97.6913° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MC PHERSON (MPR), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.3524&lon=-97.6913&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6693U, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6693U) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 660 total, 7 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970724026749I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: AFTER T/O FOR LOCAL TEST FLIGHT OPERATED UNDER CFR PART 91.407(C), ENGINE LOST POWER AND FUEL PRESSURE. PILOT ATTEMPTED LANDING ON TURF CROSSWIND RUNWAY, LOST CONTROL, DRIFTED OFF LEFT SIDE OF RUNWAY, NOSE GEAR AND LEFT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED. NO INJURIES, WEATHER NOT A FACTOR, INVESTIGATION ON-GOING. WHEN THE CAUSAL FACTOR HAS BEEN DETERMINED, IT WILL BE REPORTED ON THE MALFUNCTION OR DEFECT FORM.

## Other reports on N6693U (2)

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

- [Incident 19851109066509I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851109066509I), Nov 9, 1985: Mooney M20C (N6693U), Creve Coeur, MO, Minor damage. Landed gear up after reading checklist hurriedly and not moving hand to extend the landing gear.
- [Incident 19800627056459I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800627056459I), Jun 27, 1980: Mooney M20C (N6693U), Michigan City, IN, Minor damage. Pilot made go-around. Landed on second attempt with gear retracted.

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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