# NTSB ATL83LA030: Mooney M20F, N6861V, Talladega, AL, November 13, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: November 13, 1982, 15:30 local (21:30 UTC)
- Place: Talladega, AL
- Coordinates: 33.43095, -86.090888 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4310&lon=-86.0909&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 13, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 72785
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL83LA030
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/72785/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83LA030

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- In flight collision with terrain/water, landing - flare/touchdown
  - gear extension - not performed, pilot in command (cause)
  - checklist - not used, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - wheels up landing - inadvertent, pilot in command

## Analysis

PILOT FORGOT TO EXTEND LANDING GEAR.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6861V](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6861V), registered now, S/N 22-1254, built 1975 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20F
- Registry model: [Mooney M20F](https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20f) (registry code 5870214) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming I0360 SER A&C](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-ser-a-c) (registry code 41511, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 22-1254
- Airframe hours: 937
- Engines: LYCOMING IO-360-AIA 200 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Organ Center, Inc.
- Registered owner: Organ Center, Inc.
- Departed: C, HUNTSVILLE, AL
- Destination: C, TALLADEGA, AL
- Flight plan: IFR
- Airport: ASN, Talladega Municipal, runway 3, 6,000 × 100 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 65; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land, single-engine sea; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; flight hours: 2,203 total, 2,203 in this make and model, 2,131 as pilot in command, 23 in the last 90 days, 1 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: calm
- Visibility: 15 statute miles
- Temperature: 43 °F

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19821113058519A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821113058519A), Nov 13, 1982: Mooney M20F, Talladega, AL, Substantial damage. Landed gear up. Floor indicator not connected. Gear horn did not sound. Failed to use checklist.

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.

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