# Incident 20041218033679I: Mooney M20K, Oroville, CA, December 18, 2004

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 18, 2004, 12:10 local time
- Place: Oroville, CA
- Airport: Oroville Municipal Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.4878° N, 121.6220° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at OROVILLE MUNI (OVE), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4878&lon=-121.6220&mi=10
- Aircraft: N231ML, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N231ML) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20K (registry code 5870220, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-360 series (registry code 17019, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20K
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 323 total, 30 in this make and model, 19 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20041218033679I

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT FAILED TO LOWER THE LANDING GEAR AND LANDED THE AIRCRAFT WITH THE WHEELS UP.

## Other reports on N231ML (1)

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

- [Incident 20000831026749I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000831026749I), Aug 31, 2000: Mooney M20K (N231ML), Joseph, OR. (-23)Engine ran rough, landed at Joseph State Airport, Joseph, Oregon. Found number six cyclinder broken away from the engine case. The cylinder was cracked…

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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