# Incident 19970813036039I: Mooney M20K, Guthrie, OK, August 13, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 13, 1997, 20:20 local time
- Place: Guthrie, OK
- Airport: Guthrie Municipal Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.8765° N, 97.4087° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Guthrie, OK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.8765&lon=-97.4087&mi=10
- Aircraft: N231VA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N231VA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20K (registry code 5870220, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-360 series (registry code 17019, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20K
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970813036039I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: MR. LEGRANT WAS ACCOMPANIED BY HIS WIFE ON A PLEASURE FLIGHT IN THE GUTHRIE AREA. HE MADE TWO NDB APPROACHES AND TWO TOUCH AND GOES. ON THE THIRD LANDING HE SIMPLY FORGOT TO EXTEND THE LANDING GEAR. THE WARNING HORN DID NOT SOUND BECAUSE HE WAS CARRYING ABOUT 15" OF MANIFOLD PRESSURE. AIRMAN'S MEDICAL EXPIRED ONE YEAR AND ONE MONTH PRIOR TO INCIDENT. HE REGAINED HIS MEDICAL CERTIFICATE AS SOON AS THIS OVERSIGHT WAS BROUGHT TO HIS ATTENTION. MR. LEGRANT DID NOT USE CHECKLIST AND FORGOT TO EXTEND THE LANDING GEAR PRIOR TO LANDING.

## Other reports on N231VA (1)

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

- [Incident 20020516021589I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020516021589I), May 16, 2002: Mooney M20K (N231VA), Indianapolis, IN. (-23) The airplane arrived in Indianapolis Indiana after an IFR flight from Oklahoma. While receiving radar vectors to Eagle Creek airport (eye) the pilot told…

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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