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FAA incident report · Mooney M20J · Van Nuys, CA · October 24, 2007

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Date
October 24, 2007 · 06:01 local
Place
Van Nuys, CA
Airport
Van Nuys
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N5631X
Reported as
Mooney M20J
Reported engine
Lycoming IO360A3B6
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
5,000 total1,500 in this make and model90 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) On 10/24/2007 aircraft N5631X was flying from santa ana (sna), CA to Van Nuys (vny), CA. At approximately 0601 am, the pilot of aircraft N5631X performed a gear-up landing on runway 34L at Van Nuys Airport (vny). The pilot and two passengers exited the aircraft. The pilot indicated to the Van Nuys Airport operations personnel that there were no injuries. The pilot also stated he failed to check gear down and lock and that the gear warning horn did not sound (ref: Van Nuys Airport operations report PR#07V-AC-012). The pilot was later interviewed by FAA inspectors privacy data omitted from the Van Nuys-fsdo. The pilot stated that he forgot to lower the landing gear. He also indicated that he only had about two hours of sleep prior to the flight from sna to vny and that was the reason for the landing incident. The pilot also reported that during retrieval of the aircraft from the runway that the landing gear extended normally when the gear selector was positioned to "gear down". An inspection of the aircraft showed evidence of damage to the propeller, aircraft belly, entry step and some antennaes.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON 10/24/2007 AIRCRAFT N5631X WAS FLYING FROM SANTA ANA (SNA), CA TO VAN NUYS (VNY), CA. AT APPROXIMATELY 0601 AM, THE PILOT OF AIRCRAFT N5631X PERFORMED A GEAR-UP LANDING ON RUNWAY 34L AT VAN NUYS AIRPORT (VNY). THE PILOT AND TWO PASSENGERS EXITED THE AIRCRAFT. THE PILOT INDICATED TO THE VAN NUYS AIRPORT OPERATIONS PERSONNEL THAT THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE PILOT ALSO STATED HE FAILED TO CHECK GEAR DOWN AND LOCK AND THAT THE GEAR WARNING HORN DID NOT SOUND (REF: VAN NUYS AIRPORT OPERATIONS REPORT PR#07V-AC-012). THE PILOT WAS LATER INTERVIEWED BY FAA INSPECTORS ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ FROM THE VAN NUYS-FSDO. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE FORGOT TO LOWER THE LANDING GEAR. HE ALSO INDICATED THAT HE ONLY HAD ABOUT TWO HOURS OF SLEEP PRIOR TO THE FLIGHT FROM SNA TO VNY AND THAT WAS THE REASON FOR THE LANDING INCIDENT. THE PILOT ALSO REPORTED THAT DURING RETRIEVAL OF THE AIRCRAFT FROM THE RUNWAY THAT THE LANDING GEAR EXTENDED NORMALLY WHEN THE GEAR SELECTOR WAS POSITIONED TO "GEAR DOWN". AN INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT SHOWED EVIDENCE OF DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER, AIRCRAFT BELLY, ENTRY STEP AND SOME ANTENNAES.