# Incident 19991016039639I: Mooney M20J, Greenville, SC, October 16, 1999

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 16, 1999, 09:45 local time
- Place: Greenville, SC
- Airport: Greenville Downtown Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.8479° N, 82.3500° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at GREENVILLE DOWNTOWN (GMU), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.8479&lon=-82.3500&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4560H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4560H-2013-09-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20J (registry code 5870219, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20J
- Reported engine: CONT IO360*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,300 total, 1 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991016039639I

## Narrative

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

ON OCTOBER 16, 1999, AT 0945 EDT, A MOONEY M-20-J LANDED GEAR UP AT GREENVILLE DOWNTOWN AIRPORT (KGMU), GREENVILLE, SC. THE PILOT WAS RECEIVING NA INSURANCE CHECKOUT IN THE MOONEY M-20-J.  ON THE FINAL LANDING WHILE SIMULATING AN ENGINE EMERGENCY THE PILOT FAILED TO LOWER THE GEAR CAUSING A GEAR UP ALNDING.  THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE.  THE PILOT AND CFI CHECK PILOT SUSTAINED NO INJURIES.

## Other reports on N4560H (3)

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

- [Accident 20020523014249A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020523014249A), May 23, 2002: Mooney M20J (N4560H), Charleston, SC, No damage. (-23) The aircraft departed Charleston international airport (chs) for histon head (hxd). The pilot stated he experienced lost oil pressure soon after…
- [Incident 19950314010529I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950314010529I), Mar 14, 1995: Mooney M20J (N4560H), Greenville, SC, Minor damage. Narrative: the instructor pilot stated that the student pilot had made several landings prior to this incident. During this landing he applied excessive brake…
- [Incident 19870104001469I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870104001469I), Jan 4, 1987: Mooney M20J (N4560H), Macon, GA, Minor damage. Directional control was lost after hydroplaning on takeoff. Aircraft struck a barrel off side of the runway.

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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