# Accident 20020630023349A: Mooney M20C, Denver, CO, June 30, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 30, 2002, 08:11 local time
- Place: Denver, CO
- Airport: Front Range Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.7864° N, 104.5494° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7864&lon=-104.5494&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6283U, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6283U) (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 DEN02LA072](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN02LA072) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020630023349A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT WAS PRACTICING TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS AND FORGOT TO PUT THE LANDING GEAR DOWN. THE PILOT HAS NEW CERTIFICATE AND VERY FEW HOURS.

## 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 DEN02LA072](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN02LA072), Jun 30, 2002: Mooney M20C (N6283U), Watkins, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to use the pre-landing checklist, resulting in an inadvertent wheels up landing.

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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