# Incident 20020517022319I: Mooney M20J, Bullhead City, AZ, May 17, 2002

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 17, 2002, 15:14 local time
- Place: Bullhead City, AZ
- Airport: Laughlin/Bullhead Internation
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.1478° N, 114.5683° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bullhead City, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1478&lon=-114.5683&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4591H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4591H) (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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,300 total, 1,800 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020517022319I

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT SAID THAT HE HAD THE AIRPORT IN SIGHT, PUT THE THROTTLE IN, AND THE AIRPLANE ACTED SLUGGISH. HE PUT THE GEAR UP. WHEN HE WAS ABEAM THE TOWER, HE WAS CLEARED TO LAND. HE ADDED FLAPS, THROTTLED BACK IN DESCENT. THE GEAR HORN DID NOT SOUND PRIOR TO LANDING, AND THE AIRPLANE LANDED GEAR UP.

## Other reports on N4591H (2)

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

- [Incident 20100504033949I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100504033949I), May 4, 2010: Mooney M20J (N4591H), Tracy, CA, Substantial damage. Pilot was landing the aircraft at Tracy airport (ktcy) on runway 26AIRCRAFT was landing with high engine RPM on approach because of the strong crosswinds…
- [Incident 19921001044119I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921001044119I), Oct 1, 1992: Mooney M20J (N4591H), San Francisco, CA, Minor damage. Aircraft landed gear up. Pilot went through gumps check. Gear handle down after stopping. Did not check gear lights.

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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