# Incident 20011005028309I: Mooney M20J, Trenton, NJ, October 5, 2001

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 5, 2001, 14:00 local time
- Place: Trenton, NJ
- Airport: Mercer County
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.2238° N, 74.7636° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Trenton, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.2238&lon=-74.7636&mi=10
- Aircraft: N246BB, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N246BB) (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: 568 total, 120 in this make and model, 53 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20011005028309I

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT ADMITTED HE FORGOT TO LOWER THE LAND GEAR FOR LANDING (SEE ATTACHED STATEMENT) ON RUNWAY 24 AT THE TRENTON-MERCER COUNTY AIRPORT.

## Other reports on N246BB (1)

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

- [Incident 20050711012829I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050711012829I), Jul 11, 2005: Mooney M20J (N246BB), Readington, NJ, Minor damage. (-23) While landing on runway 22 at the Solberg airport, the pilot stated he overlooked checking if the landing gear was in the down position. The pilot stated…

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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