# Incident 19940309011429I: Mooney M20E, Lancaster, CA, March 9, 1994

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 9, 1994, 11:06 local time
- Place: Lancaster, CA
- Airport: Gen Wm J Fox Airfield Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.6980° N, 118.1367° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lancaster, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.6980&lon=-118.1367&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9416V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9416V) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20E (registry code 5870212, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20E
- Reported engine: LYC IO360A1D6
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 450 total, 70 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940309011429I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

DOOR POPPED OPENED ON CLIMB. RETURNED. FORGOT TO LOWER GEAR. LANDED GEAR UP.

## Other reports on N9416V (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19840222013159I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840222013159I), Feb 22, 1984: Mooney M20E (N9416V), Trenton, NJ, Minor damage. Landed gear up. Failed to use proper prelanding procedures.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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