# Incident 20200910013209I: Mooney M20A, Carlsbad, NM, September 10, 2020

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 10, 2020, 19:00 local time
- Place: Carlsbad, NM
- Airport: Cavern City Air Terminal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.3375° N, 104.2630° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Cavern City Air Terminal (CNM), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.3375&lon=-104.2630&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6053X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6053X-2021-04-03) (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: LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200910013209I

## Narrative

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

ON SEPTEMBER 10, 2020, AT APPROXIMATELY 1900 LOCAL, A MOONEY M20A, SERIAL NUMBER 1644, AIRCRAFT BEARING REGISTRATION NUMBER N6053X  EXPERIENCED GEAR COLLAPSE DURING LANDING.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED ON A VFR FLIGHT AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED.  THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED  MINOR DAMAGE.  THE PILOT, WAS ONLY PERSON ON BOARD WAS NOT INJURED.  IT IS UNKNOWN WHERE THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM.

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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