# Accident 20000724011269A: Mooney M20C, Erie, CO, July 24, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 24, 2000, 13:00 local time
- Place: Erie, CO
- Airport: Tri-County Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.0203° N, 105.0405° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0203&lon=-105.0405&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5549Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5549Q-2018-03-07) (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
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN00LA153](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN00LA153) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000724011269A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT WAS LANDING RUNWAY 33 AT TRI COUNTY AIRPOT (48V) AND THE PILOT NEGLECTED TO EXTEND THE LANDING GEAR. THE AIRCRAFT CONTACTED THE RUNWAY WITH THE GEAR RETRACTED CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE UNDER SIDE OF THE FUSELAGE AND PROPELLER.  THE PILOT WAS UNINJURED.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB DEN00LA153](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN00LA153), Jul 24, 2000: Mooney M20C (N5549Q), Erie, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: Failure by the pilot to follow procedures and lower the landing gear.

## Other reports on N5549Q (1)

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

- [Incident 20100508034009I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100508034009I), May 8, 2010: Mooney M20C (N5549Q), Zephyrhills, FL, Minor damage. On may 08, 2010, at 1200 eastern daylight time, a Mooney M-20C, N5549Q, experienced a gear up landing at the zepherhills municipal airport, in zepherhills,…

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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