# Incident 19970730026369I: Mooney M20M, Rock Hill, SC, July 30, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 30, 1997, 14:00 local time
- Place: Rock Hill, SC
- Airport: Rock Hill Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.9249° N, 81.0251° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rock Hill, SC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.9249&lon=-81.0251&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9120N, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9120N) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20M (registry code 5870222, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TIO-540-AF1B (registry code 42001, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-tio-540-af1b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20M
- Reported engine: LYC TIO540AF1A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,000 total, 50 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970730026369I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: THE AIRCRAFT LANDED GEAR UP ON RUNWAY 02. THE PILOT ADMITTED THAT HE FAILED TO PUT THE GEAR DOWN. WITNESSES CONFIRMED THE PILOT'S STATEMENT THAT THE GEAR WAS UP WHEN THE AIRCRAFT LANDED. A RETRACTION TEST WAS PERFORMED ON THE AIRCRAFT. THE LANDING GEAR EXTENDED AND RETRACTED THROUGH SEVERAL GEAR CYCLES WITHOUT FAILURE.

## Other reports on N9120N (1)

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

- [Incident 19970411010569I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970411010569I), Apr 11, 1997: Mooney M20M (N9120N), Niagara Falls, NY, Minor damage. Narrative: on Friday, April 11, 1997 at 8:30 am. The cabin door on a Mooney, model M20-M, N9120N,opened in flight. The pilot landed at Niagara Falls…

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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