# Incident 20150720022279I: Mooney M20J, Placerville, CA, July 20, 2015

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 20, 2015, 19:46 local time
- Place: Placerville, CA
- Airport: Placerville Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.7242° N, 120.7533° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at PLACERVILLE (PVF), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.7242&lon=-120.7533&mi=10
- Aircraft: N997D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N997D) (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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 4,120 total, 87 in this make and model, 16 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150720022279I

## Narrative

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

ON JULY 20, 2015, AT ABOUT 19:46 PACIFIC DAYLIGHT TIME (PDT), N997D, A MOONEY, M20J AIRCRAFT, DEPARTED SAN CARLOS AIRPORT (KSQL) SAN CARLOS, CA, EN ROUTE TO PLACERVILLE AIRPORT (KPVF) PLACERVILLE, CA. THE PERSONAL FLIGHT WAS CONDUCTED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CFR PART 91. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED.

THE PRIVATE PILOT^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATED THAT HE FORGOT TO LOWER THE LANDING GEAR DURING LANDING ON RUNWAY 23 AT KPVF. AFTER THE AIRCRAFT MADE CONTACT WITH THE RUNWAY SURFACE, IT SLID ABOUT 90 YARDS DOWN THE CENTER LINE OF THE RUNWAY BEFORE IT CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP, CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE TO THE FRONT SECTION OF THE BELLY AND TO THE PROPELLER OF THE AIRCRAFT.

THE PILOT DISCLOSED THAT ON THE DAY OF THE INCIDENT, HE ACTED AS PILOT IN COMMAND OF THE AIRCRAFT WITHOUT A REQUIRED FLIGHT REVIEW ENDORSEMENT, AND HE USED AN ATC TRANSPONDER THAT HAD NOT BEEN TESTED/INSPECTED AND FOUND TO COMPLY WITH CURRENT FAA REGULATIONS.

ON AUGUST 12, 2015, THE PILOT PROVIDED PROOF THAT HE RECEIVED AN UP-TO-DATE FLIGHT REVIEW ENDORSEMENT FROM A CERTIFIED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR. THE PILOT ALSO STATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT?S ATC TRANSPONDER IS BEING RECTIFIED.

THE INVESTIGATING INSPECTORS FOUND THE PILOT TO BE FORTHCOMING, COOPERATIVE, AND TO HAVE A CONSTRUCTIVE AND COMPLIANT ATTITUDE. A SEARCH IN THE FAA?S DATABASES DID NOT DISCLOSE ANY PREVIOUS VIOLATIONS, ACCIDENTS OR INCIDENT HISTORY.

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THIS REPORT MAY BE REVISED WITH ADDITIONAL EVIDENCE.

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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