# Incident 20080305012879I: Mooney M20J, Manassas, VA, March 5, 2008

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 5, 2008, 18:50 local time
- Place: Manassas, VA
- Airport: Manassas Regional/Harry P. Davis F
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.7468° N, 77.4826° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Manassas, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.7468&lon=-77.4826&mi=10
- Aircraft: N201HB, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N201HB) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20J (registry code 5870219, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20J
- Reported engine: LYC IO360LYC*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,100 total, 60 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/20080305012879I

## Narrative

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

(-23) PRACTICING NIGHT LANDINGS ASKED FOR CLEARANCE TO RETURN TO POTOMAC. INFORMED NEEDED A FLIGHT PLAN AND WOULD REQUIRE COMING INTO OFFICE. FORGOT TO LOWER LANDING GEAR, LANDED NORMAL.

## Other reports on N201HB (2)

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

- [Incident 20020111001689I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020111001689I), Jan 11, 2002: Mooney M20J (N201HB), Prescott, AZ, Minor damage. (-23) Aircraft sustained a gear up landing. Pilot cycled gear electrically several times prior to performing emergency gear extension procedures. Teardown of…
- [Incident 19780220007429I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780220007429I), Feb 20, 1978: Mooney M20J (N201HB), Furnace Creek, CA, Minor damage. Pilot mistook overrun for an old paved section of run way, landed long intentionally. Found it very rough.

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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