# NTSB MKC80FCG37: Mooney M21, N5601Q, Lee'S Summit, MO, August 6, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 6, 1980
- Place: Lee'S Summit, MO · LEE'S SUMMIT, MO
- Location: 38.9108° N, 94.3822° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lee's Summit, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9108&lon=-94.3822&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 26, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 129441
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC80FCG37
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC80FCG37

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1882   80/8/6    LEE'S SUMMIT,MO     MOONEY M21          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 33, 450
        TIME - 0930                    N5601Q              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 150 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LEE'S SUMMIT MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LAWRENCE,KS                 KANSAS CITY,MO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ASSURE THE GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ELECTRICAL FAILURE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY
        REMARKS- REASON FOR COMPLETE ELECT FAILURE NOT DETERMINED.GR PARTIALLY EXTENDED BY EMERG SYSTEM.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5601Q](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5601Q), registered now, S/N 2999, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M21
- Registry model: [Mooney M20C](https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20c) (registry code 5870208) (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: Lee'S Summit Muni

## 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 19800806034499A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800806034499A), Aug 6, 1980: Mooney M20C, Lees Summit, MO, Substantial damage. Gear would not come down,pilot attempted emergency procedure but would not lower and lock.

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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