# Accident 20070911021379A: Mooney M20D, Placerville, CA, September 11, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 11, 2007, 19:55 local time
- Place: Placerville, CA
- Airport: Placerville
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.7242° N, 120.7533° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.7242&lon=-120.7533&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1229X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1229X-2008-06-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20D (registry code 5870210, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 420 total, 2 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA07CA268](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA07CA268) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070911021379A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON 09/11/2007 AT 1955 AIRCRAFT N1229X LANDED GEAR UP AT PVT AIRPORT. THERE WERE NO INJURIES REPORTED. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE BELLY OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE PILOT SAID IN HIS REPORT THAT THE GEAR HANDLE MUST NOT HAVE BEEN LOCKED.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB SEA07CA268](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA07CA268), Sep 12, 2007: Mooney M20D (N1229X), Placerville, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to extend the landing gear prior to landing. A contributing factor was the pilots impaired performance.

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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