# Incident 20140521006359I: Mooney M20C, Vernal, UT, May 21, 2014

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 21, 2014, 19:15 local time
- Place: Vernal, UT
- Airport: Vernal Regional
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.4361° N, 109.5114° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at VERNAL RGNL (VEL), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4361&lon=-109.5114&mi=10
- Aircraft: N711LP, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N711LP) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,100 total, 20 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140521006359I

## Narrative

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

PILOT NOTICED HE WAS HAVING A HARD TIME SLOWING DOWN.  HE REALIZED HE HAD FORGOT TO LOWER THE GEAR WHEN HE HEART THE FIRST TICK OF THE PROP ON THE RUNWAY.  PILOT ELECTED TO LAND RATHER THAN ATTEMPT TO DO A GO-AROUND WITH A DAMAGED PROPELLER.

## Other reports on N711LP (1)

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

- [Accident 19940609014669A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940609014669A), Jun 9, 1994: Mooney M20C (N711LP), Rawlings, WY, Substantial damage. Following highway. Descended to avoid flock of birds. Struck powerline 23FT AGL.

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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