# Incident 19960831030549I: Mooney M20F, Coalinga, CA, August 31, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 31, 1996, 14:00 local time
- Place: Coalinga, CA
- Airport: Coalinga Municipal Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.1402° N, 120.3520° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Coalinga, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1402&lon=-120.3520&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7163V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7163V) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20F (registry code 5870214, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 SER A&C (registry code 41511, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-ser-a-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20F
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,000 total, 700 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/19960831030549I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: N7163V, MOONEY M-20-F DEPARTED COALINGA, CA, ABOUT 1200 PDT, AUGUST 31, 1996, ON A VFR FLIGHT TO BAKERSFIELD, CA. AT 1315 PDT N7163V DEPARTED BAKERSFIELD ON A VFR FLIGHT BACK TO COALINGA, CA. PILOT FAILED TO CHECK GEAR DOWN AND LOCKED INDICATIONS AND LANDED GEAR UP. CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE BELLY OF THE AIRCRAFT & PROP DAMAGE. THE PILOT HAD NO INJURIES. VISUAL FLIGHT CONDITIONS PREVAILED, NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED.

## Other reports on N7163V (1)

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

- [Incident 19890822040689I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890822040689I), Aug 22, 1989: Mooney M20F (N7163V), Ocean City, MD, Minor damage. Did not check to see if gear was extended. Gear partly extended on touchdown. Horn sounded on touchdown.

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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