# Incident 20070507008549I: Mooney M20B, Ravenna, OH, May 7, 2007

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 7, 2007
- Place: Ravenna, OH
- Airport: Portage County Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.2102° N, 81.2516° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at PORTAGE COUNTY (POV), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.2102&lon=-81.2516&mi=10
- Aircraft: N78905, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N78905) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20B (registry code 5870206, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20B
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 70 total, 10 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070507008549I

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT LANDED GEAR UP ON 5-7-2007. ASSIGNED TO IIC ON 5-16-2007. AIRWORTHINESS INSPECTOR ON DUTY TOOK INITIAL CALL AND OBTAINED PILOT, AIRCRAFT, BASIC DAMAGE AND PHOTOS FROM MAINTENANCE FACILITY. NO ON SITE INSPECTION CONDUCTED BASED ON INFORMATION PROVIDED TO DUTY INSPECTOR. OPERATIONS IIC HAD NO DAMAGE INFORMATION OTHER THAN PHOTOS SO CONFIRMED WITH MAINTENANCE TECHNICIAN AT RAVENNA AIRPORT, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, THAT NO FIREWALL OR SPAR DAMAGE OCCURRED. SINCE MORE THAN A WEEK HAD LAPSED SINCE INCIDENT, PILOT NO LONGER IN AREA TO GATHER STATEMENT. HIGHWAY PATROL DID NOT HAVE ANY DETAILS AS TO CAUSAL FACTORS EITHER. PILOT DID NOT RETURN PHONE CALL AND INITIAL INFORMATION PROVIDED GAVE NO CAUSAL FACTORS OTHER THAN PILOT SIMPLY FORGOT GEAR. TOTAL PILOT HOURS OBTAINED FROM ISIS WITH HOURS MAKE AND MODEL ESTIMATED. PILOT CERTIFICATE CURRENT WITH NO INCIDENTS, ACCIDENTS OR VIOLATIONS.

## Other reports on N78905 (1)

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

- [Incident 20100720039869I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100720039869I), Jul 20, 2010: Mooney M20B (N78905), Casper, WY, Minor damage. Pilot noted engine oil pressure dropping rapidly. Contacted Casper tower for clearance to land then was forced to land in rugged terrain about 3 miles short of…

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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