# Incident 20200509021879I: Mooney M20R, Las Cruces, NM, May 9, 2020

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 9, 2020, 18:45 local time
- Place: Las Cruces, NM
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.3123° N, 106.7783° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Las Cruces, NM, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.3123&lon=-106.7783&mi=10
- Aircraft: N16RM, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N16RM) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20R (registry code 5870225, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-550 series (registry code 17042, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-550-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20R
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO-550 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,530 total, 475 in this make and model, 11 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200509021879I

## Narrative

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

ON MAY 9, 2020, A MOONEY M20R REGISTERED TO ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, LANDED GEAR UP AT LAS CRUCES INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, LAS CRUCES, NEW MEXICO WHILE ON A LOCAL PLEASURE FLIGHT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND A FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGED AND THE CERTIFIED COMMERCIAL PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT LAS CRUCES INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, LAS CRUCES, NEW MEXICO ON MAY 9, 2020 AT 1845 MDT.

## Other reports on N16RM (1)

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

- [Incident 20250912013989I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250912013989I), Sep 12, 2025: Mooney M20R (N16RM), Waterford, MI, Minor damage. The pilot missed putting the gear down prior to landing. While in the flare, the passenger called out gear. The pilot applied full power, but it was to late.…

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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