# Incident 19970422010649I: Mooney M20E, Van Wert, OH, April 22, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 22, 1997, 12:45 local time
- Place: Van Wert, OH
- Airport: Van Wert County Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.8639° N, 84.6080° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at VAN WERT COUNTY (VNW), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8639&lon=-84.6080&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9501V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9501V-2018-03-09) (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 IO360A1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 214 total, 136 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970422010649I

## Narrative

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

FAILED CHECK GEAR DOWN UNTIL PROP HIT RUNWAY ON FLARE. SLAMMED GEAR DOWN IN TIME LANDED ON WHEELS. TAXIED TO RAMP. (-23)AIRCRAFT CONTACTED RUNWAY WITH LANDING GEAR RETRACTED, DAMAGING FUSELAGE BOTTOM, AVIONICS ANTENNA, AND BENDING BOTH BLADES OF PROPELLER TIPS.  PILOT STATED HE FAILED TO CONFIRM LANDING GEAR EXTENSION PRIOR TO LANDING.  UPON FLARE, HEARD PROPELLER STRIKE RUNWAY, PLACED FLIGHT CONTROLS INTO A CLIMB POSITION, PLACED LANDING GEAR SELECTOR IN DOWN POSITION, HEARD WHEELS CONTACT RUNWAY, ROLLED AIRCRAFT TO A STOP.

## Other reports on N9501V (1)

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

- [Incident 20120730015409I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120730015409I), Jul 30, 2012: Mooney M20E (N9501V), Statesville, NC, Minor damage. On the evening of July 30, 2012 at approximately 8:00 pm. [privacy data omitted] Attempted to land Mooney N9501V at Statesville airport (svh). He failed to…

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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