# Incident 19971030040249I: Mooney M20J, Manassas, VA, October 30, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 30, 1997, 14:15 local time
- Place: Manassas, VA
- Airport: Harry P Davis Field
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.7468° N, 77.4826° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Manassas, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.7468&lon=-77.4826&mi=10
- Aircraft: N20WR, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N20WR-2018-01-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20J (registry code 5870219, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming AEIO-360 series (registry code 41522, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-aeio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20J
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,000 total, 1,200 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971030040249I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS SLOWING TO REMAIN BEHIND ANOTHER AIRCRAFT ON FINAL. HE BECAME DISTRACTED AND FORGOT TO PUT THE GEAR DOWN. DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT WAS MINOR. PILOT WILL RECEIVE INSTRUCTION BEFORE FLYING AGAIN.

## Other reports on N20WR (1)

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

- [Accident 20010621023439A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010621023439A), Jun 21, 2001: Mooney M20J (N20WR), Columbia, MO, No damage. (-23) On June 21, 2001 around 11:44 CDT, Mooney N20WR departed Columbia regional airport (cou), Columbia, Missouri on an IFR flight plan enroute to menominee,…

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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