# Incident 20111022025239I: Mooney M20J, Lake Havasu Cit, AZ, October 22, 2011

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 22, 2011, 07:55 local time
- Place: Lake Havasu Cit, AZ
- Airport: Lake Havasu City Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.5711° N, 114.3583° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at LAKE HAVASU CITY (HII), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.5711&lon=-114.3583&mi=10
- Aircraft: N201WV, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N201WV) (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 I0360 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,675 total, 2,000 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20111022025239I

## Narrative

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

10-22-11 AT 0755 MST N201WV, MOONEY M20J AIRCRAFT, AT LAKE HAVASU CITY AIRPORT LANDED GEAR UP ON RUNWAY 32.NO INJURIES REPORTED.OBTAINED REPORTS FROM THE LAKE HAVASU CITY FIRE DEPARTMENT AND POLICE DEPARTMENT THAT INDICATED EVIDENCE THAT N201WV LANDED GEAR UP ON RUNWAY 32.  THESE REPORTS WERE EMAILED TO THE SCOTTSDALE FSDO.OBTAINED STATEMENT AND 5 PHOTOS FROM LAKE HAVASU AIRPORT MANAGER STEVEN JOHNSON.  MR. JOHNSON STATED HE OBSERVED N201WV ON RUNWAY 32 AFTER THE GEAR UP LANDING.  HE INDICATED DAMAGE TO THE PROP AND BELLY OF THE AIRCRAFT.  THE PHOTOS WERE EMAILED TO THE SCOTTSDALE FSDO.  TWO PHOTOS ON THE RUNWAY N120WV WITH THE WHEELS UP.THREE PHOTOS IN THE HANGER SHOWED N120WV WITH THE GEAR DOWN AND SKIN DAMAGE TO THE BELLY  FROM THE NOSE GEAR TO THE TAIL.  IT DID NOT APPEAR THAT THE FRAME CROSS MEMBERS WERE DAMAGED.OBTAINED STATEMENT FROM DANTE MARINELLI, MANAGER AT LAKE HAVASU AIR CENTER, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^MR. MARINELLI STATED N201WV WAS PLACED IN HIS HANGER AFTER THE INCIDENT.  HE TOOK 4 PHOTOS AND EMAILED THEM TO THE SCOTTSDALE FSDO.  THE PHOTOS DEPICTED PROP AND BELLY SKIN DAMAGE.  ALSO, ONE PHOTO DEPICTED A LARGE HOLE IN THE BELLY APPROXIMATELY 12 INCHES BY 8 INCHES.

## Other reports on N201WV (1)

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

- [Incident 19861101077059I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861101077059I), Nov 1, 1986: Mooney M20J (N201WV), Santa Ana, CA, Minor damage. Pilot failed to extend gear for landing during a practice approach.

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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