NTSB DEN00LA142 — 2000-07-29 · CANON CITY, Colorado, United States

Current FAA registration · N5775Q

Make / Model: MOONEY M20E
Year of manufacture: 1965 · 35 years old at event
Engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER (180 hp)
Seats / Engines: 4 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date: 19650611
ADS-B equipped: Yes — Mode-S A76B80

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

N5775Q Mooney M20E None

Probable cause & findings

The pilot's failure to extend the landing gear, which resulted in a wheels up landing.

Factual narrative

On July 29, 2000, approximately 1000 mountain daylight time, a Mooney M20E, N5775Q, was substantially damaged following a wheels up landing at Fremont County Airport, Canon City, Colorado. The private pilot, the sole occupant aboard the airplane, was not injured. The airplane was being operated by the pilot under Title 14 CFR Part 91. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the local flight that originated approximately 1 hour before the accident. No flight plan had been filed. The pilot said that while performing a touch and go landing, she forgot to put the landing gear down. Three fuselage formers were abraded and required replacement. The pilot said that while performing a landing, she forgot to put the landing gear down, and the airplane landed wheels up. Three fuselage formers were abraded and required replacement. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_2000_DEN00LA142.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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