# Incident 19980605026279I: Mooney M20J, Long Beach, CA, June 5, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 5, 1998, 15:38 local time
- Place: Long Beach, CA
- Airport: Long Beach - Daugherty Field
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.7670° N, 118.1892° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Long Beach, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7670&lon=-118.1892&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3755H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3755H) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20J (registry code 5870219, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20j) (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 M20J
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,495 total, 60 in this make and model, 48 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980605026279I

## Narrative

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

INSTRUCTOR PILOT STATED THAT HE FORGOT TO EXTEND THE LANDING GEAR BEFORE LANDING. AIRCRAFT LANED GEAR UP.

## Other reports on N3755H (1)

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

- [Incident 19960628021659I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960628021659I), Jun 28, 1996: Mooney M20J (N3755H), Long Beach, CA, Minor damage. Narrative: Long Beach tower advised pilot to go-around when it noticed no landing gear was extended. The pilot then, in fact, made the go-around, and scraped…

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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