# Incident 20100807042119I: Mooney M20C, San Jose, CA, August 7, 2010

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 7, 2010, 12:15 local time
- Place: San Jose, CA
- Airport: Reid-Hillview Of Santa Clara C
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.3329° N, 121.8198° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at REID-HILLVIEW OF SANTA CLARA COUNTY (RHV), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.3329&lon=-121.8198&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6416U, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6416U) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20C (registry code 5870208, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20c) (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 M20C
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 70 total, 70 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/20100807042119I

## Narrative

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

WHILE EN ROUTE FROM HOLLISTER, CA. TO RHV AIRPORT, A PASSENGER ONBOARD N6416U DEVELOPED MOTION SICKNESS DURING THE LANDING CHECKLIST. PILOT BECAME DISTRACTED AND FAILED TO PUT THE LANDING GEAR DOWN,  PROCEEDED TO LAND WITH NO GEAR DOWN. AFTER THE PLANE CAME TO REST ALL EXITED THE AIRCRAFT. NO-ONE WAS INJURED BY THE INCIDENT.

## Other reports on N6416U (1)

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

- [Accident 20220710012129A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220710012129A), Jul 10, 2022: Mooney M20C (N6416U), Oxnard, CA, Substantial damage. The pilot stated he departed carlsbad, CA heading to san louis obispo with 15 gallons of fuel in the LH wing and RH wing topped off. The fuel tank selector was…

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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