# Incident 20010606016179I: Mooney M20J, Pontiac, MI, June 6, 2001

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 6, 2001, 14:00 local time
- Place: Pontiac, MI
- Airport: Oakland-Pontiac
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.6492° N, 83.2874° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pontiac, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.6492&lon=-83.2874&mi=10
- Aircraft: N201UK, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N201UK) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,400 total, 1,300 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/20010606016179I

## Narrative

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

(-23) A TELEPHONE INTERVIEW WITH MR. GEORGE COOPER REVEALED, ON JUNE 06,2001 HE FILED AN IFR FLIGHT WITH LANSING, MI (LAN) FLIGHT SERVICE FOR INTENTION TO FLY PONTIAC, MI (PTK) TO LAN AIRPORTS. UPON DEPARTURE FROM PTK HE DECIDED TO CANCEL HIS FLIGHT PLAN VIA DETROIT CENTER AND DO THREE LANDINGS AT PTK.  ALL DEPARTURES AND LANDINGS FROM PTK WERE ON RUNWAY 9 LEFT.  ON HIS THIRD LANDING AT PTK MR. GEORGE COOPER ADMITTED THAT HE FORGOT TO PUT THE GEAR DOWN ON BASE LEG AS HE NORMALLY DOES EVERY OTHER FLIGHT.  HE THEN PROCEEDED TO LAND GEAR UP AT PTK AT APPROXIMATELY 1400 LOCAL TIME.  THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE.  A FOLLOW UP CALL TO MR. JOHNNY JOHNS MECHANIC AT PTK FOR REPAIRS REQUIRED TO THIS AIRCRAFT, REVEALED ENGINE TEARDOWN, PROPELLER, TWO ANTENNAS, THREE BELLY SKINS, AND ONE CIRCUMFRAL FORMER NEEDING REPLACEMENT.  THIS IS CLASSIFIED AS AN INCIDENT. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^

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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