# Incident 20160525004069I: Mooney M20J, New Cumberland, PA, May 25, 2016

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 25, 2016, 14:55 local time
- Place: New Cumberland, PA
- Airport: Capital City Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.2171° N, 76.8514° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CAPITAL CITY (CXY), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.2171&lon=-76.8514&mi=10
- Aircraft: N97136, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N97136) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20J (registry code 5870219, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 SER A&C (registry code 41511, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-ser-a-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20J
- Reported engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER A&C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 2,860 total, 1,170 in this make and model, 65 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160525004069I

## Narrative

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

PILOT INTENDED TO FLY TWO CIRCUITS OF THE PATTERN TO WARM UP THE ENGINE OIL FOR AN OIL CHANGE. THE FIRST TOUCH AND GO WAS COMPLETED SUCCESSFULLY. THE SECOND CIRCUIT WAS INTENDED TO BE A FULL STOP LANDING. THE PILOT LANDED THE AIRCRAFT "GEAR UP". THE PILOT STATED HE HAD DISRUPTED HIS NORMAL PROCEDURE BY EXPERIMENTING WITH LANDING WITH THE SPEED BRAKES AND FULL FLAPS CARRYING SOME POWER TO ADJUST FOR THAT. THE PILOT ALSO STATED THAT HE USUALLY CHECKS GEAR DOWN ON DOWN WIND AND THEN ON FINAL. PILOT FAILED TO CHECK GEAR DOWN ON THIS LANDING.

## Other reports on N97136 (1)

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

- [Accident 19940922029849A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940922029849A), Sep 22, 1994: Mooney M20J (N97136), Atlanta, GA, Substantial damage. Yawed in flare for landing landed hard. Applied power. Lost control.

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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