# Incident 19961026037139I: Mooney M20M, Monticello, NY, October 26, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 26, 1996, 17:00 local time
- Place: Monticello, NY
- Airport: Sullivan County International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.7016° N, 74.7950° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SULLIVAN COUNTY INTL (MSV), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7016&lon=-74.7950&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1091A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1091A) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20M (registry code 5870222, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20M
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961026037139I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: DURING AN ATTEMPT TO LAND ON RWY 15 AT MSV, PILOT LANDED AIRCRAFT ON THE BELLY WITH THE GEAR IN THE UP AND STOWED POSITION. AIRCRAFT SKIDDED APPROXIMATELY 1000 FEET BEFORE COMING TO REST ON THE RUNWAY. NO INJURIES TO THE PILOT WERE REPORTED. THE FBO JACKED THE AIRCRAFT AND MANUALLY LOWERED THE GEAR AND TOWED AIRCRAFT TO THE RAMP. THE FBO ALSO NOTED THAT THE GEAR HANDLE WAS IN THE DOWN POSITION. AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE TO THE BELLY AREA AND TO THE PROPELLER. AN INTERVIEW WITH THE PILOT REVEALED THAT HE HAD PLACED THE GEAR IN THE DOWN POSITION AND RECEIVED A DOWN AND LOCKED LIGHT DURING HIS APPROACH. THIS MATTER IS CLOSED.

## Other reports on N1091A (1)

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

- [Incident 20171211018099I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20171211018099I), Dec 11, 2017: Mooney M20M (N1091A), Savannah, GA, Minor damage. Pilot departed new bedford, mass to Savannah, GA. Late in the afternoon. He successfully performed a gear up landing on the belly of the aircraft. He came to a…

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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