No fatalities

MOONEY M20F NO SERIES accident at Denver, CO, 2 Oct 2020

Denver, CO, United States

On October 2, 2020, a MOONEY M20F NO SERIES was involved in an aviation accident near Denver, CO. No fatalities were reported. Investigators recorded the probable cause as: Failure of the landing gear motor that prevented the gear from extending fully to the down and locked position, which resulted in a gear collapse on landing and a subsequent loss of directional control. This summary draws on records from NTSB; 12 related events involving the same aircraft type or operator are linked below.

SourcesNTSBPrimary reportUpdated 2026-08-03Data APIEditorial standards

Probable cause

Failure of the landing gear motor that prevented the gear from extending fully to the down and locked position, which resulted in a gear collapse on landing and a subsequent loss of directional control.

— NTSB Determination

Contributing factors

Gear extension and retract sys — Failure