# Incident 20100504033949I: Mooney M20J, Tracy, CA, May 4, 2010

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 4, 2010, 15:10 local time
- Place: Tracy, CA
- Airport: Tracy Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.6889° N, 121.4416° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at TRACY MUNI (TCY), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6889&lon=-121.4416&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4591H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4591H) (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: LYCOMING I0360A3B6D
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 3,103 total, 0 in this make and model, 11 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100504033949I

## Narrative

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

PILOT WAS LANDING THE AIRCRAFT AT TRACY AIRPORT (KTCY) ON RUNWAY 26AIRCRAFT WAS LANDING WITH HIGH ENGINE RPM ON APPROACH BECAUSE OF THE STRONG CROSSWINDS ENCOUNTERED AND NO GEAR UP WARNING HORN COULD BE HEARD.JUST BEFORE TOUCH DOWN PILOT REALIZED GEAR WAS UP. FULL THROTTLE WAS APPLIED. GEAR EXTENDED BUT AIRCRAFT HAD SETTLED ON RUNWAY AND AT TOUCHDOWN THE GEAR WAS IN TRANSIT EXTENDING APPROXIMATELY HALF WAY.  CAUSING MAJOR PROPELLER DAMAGE AND ENGINE SUDDEN STOPPAGE. PILOT AND PASSENGER EVACUATED AIRCRAFT.

## Other reports on N4591H (2)

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

- [Incident 20020517022319I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020517022319I), May 17, 2002: Mooney M20J (N4591H), Bullhead City, AZ, Minor damage. (-23) Pilot said that he had the airport in sight, put the throttle in, and the airplane acted sluggish. He put the gear up. When he was abeam the tower, he…
- [Incident 19921001044119I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921001044119I), Oct 1, 1992: Mooney M20J (N4591H), San Francisco, CA, Minor damage. Aircraft landed gear up. Pilot went through gumps check. Gear handle down after stopping. Did not check gear lights.

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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