# Incident 20060323005699I: Mooney M20C, Elizabethtown, NC, March 23, 2006

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 23, 2006, 15:25 local time
- Place: Elizabethtown, NC
- Airport: Curtis L Brown Jr Field Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Sfl Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.6018° N, 78.5793° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CURTIS L BROWN JR FLD (EYF), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.6018&lon=-78.5793&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9601V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9601V) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20C (registry code 5870208, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20C
- Reported engine: LYC IO360LYC*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,150 total, 1,600 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060323005699I

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT WAS CONDUCTING TAKE OFFS AND LANDINGS. DURING A SIMULATED EMERGENCY LANDING APPROACH, THE PILOT FAILED TO EXTEND THE LANDING GEAR. AS A RESULT, THE AIRCRAFT LANDED GEAR UP.

## Other reports on N9601V (1)

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

- [Incident 19891026061319I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891026061319I), Oct 26, 1989: Mooney M20C (N9601V), Erwin, NC, Minor damage. Landed gear up. Warning horn did not work. No gear malfunction.

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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