# NTSB UNK64X3146: Mooney MK20A, N6022X, Charlotte, NC, August 1, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 1, 1964
- Place: Charlotte, NC · CHARLOTTE, NC
- Location: 35.2271° N, 80.8431° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Charlotte, NC, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2271&lon=-80.8431&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 20, 1964
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 182248
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X3146
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X3146

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2286   64/8/1    CHARLOTTE NC        MOONEY MK20A        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 44, 351
        TIME - 1730                    N6022X              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 2 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CARPENTER
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6022X](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6022X-1981-05-07), registration cancelled 1981-05-07, S/N 1610 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY MK20A
- Registry model: [Mooney M20A](https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20a) (registry code 5870204) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Carpenter

## Other investigations on N6022X (2)

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.

- [NTSB LAX80FUG35](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80FUG35), May 23, 1980: Mooney M20A (N6022X), Redlands, CA, substantial damage
- [NTSB MIA66F0094](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA66F0094), Aug 7, 1965: Mooney M20A (N6022X), Charlotte, NC, substantial damage

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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