# NTSB MIA76DLD86: Mooney M20A, N6093X, Orlando, FL, September 11, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 11, 1976
- Place: Orlando, FL · ORLANDO, FL
- Location: 28.5383° N, 81.3792° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Orlando, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.5383&lon=-81.3792&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 4, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 156119
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA76DLD86
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA76DLD86

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3975  76/9/11    ORLANDO,FL          MOONEY M20A         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 26, 154
        TIME - 0130                    N6093X              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 33 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HERNDON
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CRESTVIEW,FL                ORLANDO,FL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION W/KNOWN DEFICIENCIES IN EQUIPMENT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ASSURE THE GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: LANDING GEAR WARNING AND INDICATING COMPONENTS
        REMARKS- GEAR INDICATOR LIGHT BURNED OUT EARLIER. NOSE GEAR DOORS SCRAPED ON BOTTOM OF FUSELAGE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6093X](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6093X-2014-10-29), registration cancelled 2014-10-29, S/N 1691, built 1960 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20A
- Registry model: [Mooney M20A](https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20a) (registry code 5870204) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Herndon

## 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 19760911031439A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760911031439A), Sep 11, 1976: Mooney M20A, Orlando, FL, Substantial damage. Gear indicator light burned out earlier. Nose gear doors scraped on bottom of fuselage.

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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