# Incident 20000930021279I: Mooney M20C, Universal City, TX, September 30, 2000

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 30, 2000, 13:30 local time
- Place: Universal City, TX
- Airport: Randolph Afb
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.5289° N, 98.2780° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at RANDOLPH AFB (RND), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.5289&lon=-98.2780&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6905V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6905V) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 12 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000930021279I

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT DEPARTED STINSON FIELD AIRPORT DURING CLIMBOUT, THE CABIN DOOR UNLATCHED AND OPENED. THE PILOT ASKED SAN ANTONIO AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL FOR VECTORS TO THE NEAREST AIRPORT. THE PILOT TOLD SAN ANTONIO AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL THAT HE DID NOT WANT TO DECLARE AN EMERGENCY. THE PILOT LANDED THE AIRPLANE AT RANDOLPH AIR FORCE BASE WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. THE DOOR WAS CLOSED SECURELY AND THE AIRPLANE DEPARTED. THE FAA IIC COULD NOT CONTACT THE PILOT. THE FACTS OF THE INCIDENT WERE RELAYED BY RANDOLPH AIR FORCE BASE AIRFIELD MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL. THE REPORT IS CLOSED.

## Other reports on N6905V (2)

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

- [Incident 20140924019139I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140924019139I), Sep 24, 2014: Mooney M20C (N6905V), San Marcos, TX, Minor damage. On September 24, 2014, a Mooney model M20C, registration N6905V, aircraft cleared to land runway 8, and during landing, the landing gear collapsed. No injuries…
- [Incident 20120719014449I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120719014449I), Jul 19, 2012: Mooney M20C (N6905V), Long Beach, CA, Minor damage. Pilot failed to put gear down on final to rwy 25L at klgb. Pilot stated he was confused and must have put gear lever up after putting it down on short final.

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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