# Incident 19991209036569I: Mooney M20C, Louisburg, NC, December 9, 1999

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 9, 1999, 14:30 local time
- Place: Louisburg, NC
- Airport: Franklin County Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.0966° N, 78.2986° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Louisburg, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0966&lon=-78.2986&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9721M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9721M) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20C (registry code 5870208, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 750 total, 450 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991209036569I

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT ADMITTED THAT HE FORGOT TO LOWER THE LANDING GEAR.  EXAMINATION OF AIRCRAFT REVEALED PROPELLOR BLADES BENT FORWARD, INDICATING THAT PILOT ATTEMPTED A GO AROUND WHEN HE HEARD THE PROP STRIKING THE RUNWAY.  HOWEVER, AIRCRAFT SETTLED TO RUNWAY SURFACE WITH ONLY MINIMAL DAMAGE TO FUSELAGE BELLY SKINS.  NO INJURIES.

## Other reports on N9721M (1)

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

- [Incident 20050306003469I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050306003469I), Mar 6, 2005: Mooney M20C (N9721M), Raleigh-Durham, NC, Minor damage. (-23) The preparation for flight was routine; an extensive walk-around was done, checking fuel, tires, prop, airframe and antennas. The pilot took the seat for…

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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