# Incident 19980208005409I: Mooney M20C, Santa Teresa, NM, February 8, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 8, 1998, 11:30 local time
- Place: Santa Teresa, NM
- Airport: Santa Teresa Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.8714° N, 106.6734° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Santa Teresa, NM, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.8714&lon=-106.6734&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6335Q, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6335Q) (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
- Reported engine: LYC O360*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 409 total, 103 in this make and model, 37 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980208005409I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: ON 02/08/98 AT 1130 MST A MOONEY M20-C, N6335Q, OWNED BY LUIZ NATALICIO, LANDED WITH THE GEAR IN THE RETRACTED POSITION AT SANTA TERESA, NM DURING A LOCAL TRAINING FLIGHT. VMC FLIGHT CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT INCURRED MINOR DAMAGE AND THE OWNER/STUDENT PILOT WAS UNINJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT SANTA TERESA ON 02/08/98 AT 1110 MST. ^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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