40.4374° N, 104.6332° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs at GREELEY-WELD COUNTY (GXY), within about a mile.Open in the map
Date
May 15, 1999 · 17:30 local
Place
Greeley, CO
Airport
Greeley-Weld County Airport
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N551DM
Reported as
Mooney M20J
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,512 total950 in this make and model1 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Aircraft N551DM was being flown by Mr. George b. townsend. Upon landing at the Greeley airport he failed to put the landing gear in the down position. Aircraft sustained minor damage.
As the FAA filed it
AIRCRAFT N551DM WAS BEING FLOWN BY MR. GEORGE B. TOWNSEND. UPON LANDING AT THE GREELEY AIRPORT HE FAILED TO PUT THE LANDING GEAR IN THE DOWN POSITION. AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE.