# Incident 20070522009319I: Mooney M20J, Andrews, NC, May 22, 2007

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 22, 2007, 19:15 local time
- Place: Andrews, NC
- Airport: Andrews-Murphy
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.1990° N, 83.8262° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Andrews, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1990&lon=-83.8262&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4065H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4065H) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20J (registry code 5870219, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 SER A&C (registry code 41511, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-ser-a-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20J
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 297 total, 130 in this make and model, 16 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070522009319I

## Narrative

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

(-23) TUESDAY EVENING MAY 22, 2007 AT 2013 LOCAL: RECEIVED A PAGE FROM ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AT COM CENTER ATL STATING THERE HAD BEEN A "GEAR UP" LANDING AT ANDREWS/MURPHY (KRHP) WITH NO REPORTED INJURIES. THE AIRCRAFT WAS A MOONEY 201, REGISTRATION N4065H. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ PATCHED ME THROUGH TO THE PILOT WHILE HE ATTEMTPED TO REACH THE NTSB AGENT ON CALL, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ IS A PRIVATE PILOT ASEL VFR ONLY AIRMAN, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATED "HE WAS INVOLVED WITH LIMITED OR FOGGY CONDITIONS AND FORGOT TO LOWER THE LANDING GEAR", HE TOUCHED DOWN AT APPROXIMATELY 1915 LOCAL. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ FURTHER DESCRIBES, NO INJURIES AND VERY LITTLE DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT, BOTH PROPELLER BLADES STRUCK THE GROUND, CURLED BACK AND SCRATCHES TO THE UNDERSIDE OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE PIC ALSO STATED HE WAS NOT ON A VFR FLIGHT PLAN BUT WAS WORKING WITH FLIGHT FOLLOWING THAT HAD JUST TURNED HIM LOOSE FOR THE APPROACH WHEN THIS OCCURRED. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ (NTSB) PHONED ME STATING HE HAD NO PROBLEM RELEASING THE AIRCRAFT FOR REMOVAL FROM THE RUNWAY, I CONVEYED THIS TO ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ THE AIRPORT MANAGER, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WHO HAD A CRANE STANDING BY. I REQUESTED ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ TAKE AS MANY PHOTOS AS POSSIBLE AND I WOULD PHONE HIM IN THE MORNING FOR A FOLLOW-UP. I ALSO EXPLAINED TO THE PIC THAT HE WOULD BE CONTACTED ON WEDNESDAY, MAY 23RD REGARDING FOLLOW-UP TO THIS INCIDENT/ACCIDENT DEPENDING ON THE EXTENT OF DAMAGE. PHONED OUR FRONT LINE MANAGER ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, DETAILED ALL OF THE ABOVE.

## Other reports on N4065H (1)

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

- [Incident 19930610021669I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930610021669I), Jun 10, 1993: Mooney M20J (N4065H), Fort Pierce, FL, Minor damage. Landing gear collpased on rollout while practicing touch and go landings. Found push pull tubes bent.

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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