# Accident 20071110831099A: Mooney M20A, Minneapolis, MN, November 10, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 10, 2007, 15:57 local time
- Place: Minneapolis, MN
- Airport: Crystal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.0625° N, 93.3540° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CRYSTAL (MIC), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.0625&lon=-93.3540&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6018X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6018X-2018-07-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20A (registry code 5870204, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20a) (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 M20A
- Reported engine: LYC O360A1A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 175 total, 80 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20071110831099A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT NOTED THAT GEAR RETRACTION FOLLOWING HIS INITIAL TAKEOFF FROM MIC WAS VERY STIFF AND REQUIRED GREAT PHYSICAL EFFORT TO LOCK THE EXTENSION/RETRACTION BAR IN PLACE. SUBSEQUENT ATTEMPTS AT GEAR EXTENSION RESULTED IN THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR (RMLG) NOT EXTENDING. THE PILOT ELECTED TO LAND THE AIRCRAFT AT MIC WITH ALL THREE GEAR RETRACTED.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

## Other reports on N6018X (2)

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

- [Accident 20130328004989A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130328004989A), Mar 28, 2013: Mooney M20A (N6018X), Wickiup, AZ, Destroyed, 1 fatal. This aircraft departed sedona airport, sez, at approximately 12:00 hours local time, 28 March 2013. Shortly after departure the pilot reported loss of engine…
- [Incident 20060925018939I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060925018939I), Sep 25, 2006: Mooney M20A (N6018X), Enid, OK, Minor damage. (-23) On September 25, 2006, at 1655, N6018X, a Mooney-20-A hit the parameter fence during approach to runway 30 at Enid, OK (wdg). The flight was operated…

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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