# Incident 20011106034779I: Mooney M20C, Sturgis, SD, November 6, 2001

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 6, 2001, 15:00 local time
- Place: Sturgis, SD
- Airport: Sturgis Municipal Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.4187° N, 103.3777° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at STURGIS MUNI (49B), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.4187&lon=-103.3777&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6519U, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6519U) (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 O360A1D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 164 total, 73 in this make and model, 33 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20011106034779I

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT WAS PRACTICING SOLO TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS. THIS MODEL MOONEY HAS A MECHANICAL LANDING GEAR SYSTEM. HE THINKS HE FORGOT TO RETRACT THE LANDING GEAR AFTER TAKEOFF AND MOVED THE LEVER TO THE RETRACTED POSITION BEFORE LANDING. THERE WAS DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER AND GEAR DOORS. THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED.

## Other reports on N6519U (1)

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

- [Incident 19820903044049I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820903044049I), Sep 3, 1982: Mooney M20C (N6519U), Harvey, ND, Minor damage. Nose wheel dropped into a gopher hole when taxiing across sod taxi area.

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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