# Incident 20150115001549I: Mooney M20E, Minot, ND, January 15, 2015

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 15, 2015, 11:15 local time
- Place: Minot, ND
- Airport: Minot International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.2576° N, 101.2780° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MINOT INTL (MOT), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.2576&lon=-101.2780&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1991Y, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1991Y) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20E (registry code 5870212, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20E
- Reported engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 450 total, 20 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150115001549I

## Narrative

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

ON FINAL APPROACH INTO MINOT, ND TOWER ADVISED PILOT THAT THE LEFT MAIN DID NOT COME DOWN. PILOT ATTEMPTED TO EXTEND AND DID FLY BY.  TOWER CONFIRMED LH GEAR WAS NOT DOWN AND PILOT SAID HE NEEDED TO LAND DUE TO FUEL LEVELS.  LANDING WAS MADE WITH NOSE AND RIGHT MAIN EXTENDED AND AIRCRAFT SUBSTAINED DAMAGE TO THE LEFT AILERON AND FLAP HINGE, ALONG WITH THE TAIL SKID,

## Other reports on N1991Y (2)

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

- [Incident 20150130000759I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150130000759I), Jan 30, 2015: Mooney M20E (N1991Y), Minot, ND, Minor damage. While enroute from watford city ND to Minot ND aircraft engine exhibited loss of power due to fuel starvation. Pilot initiated forced landing on county road 10…
- [Accident 19760926030649A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760926030649A), Sep 26, 1976: Mooney M20E (N1991Y), Urbana, OH, Substantial damage. Loss of lubrication rsltd in conrod failure. Piston rings carbon seized.

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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