# Incident 20160720015219I: Mooney M20C, Bay City, TX, July 20, 2016

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 20, 2016, 15:35 local time
- Place: Bay City, TX
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.9835° N, 95.9599° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bay City, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.9835&lon=-95.9599&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9683M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9683M) (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: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 86 total, 70 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160720015219I

## Narrative

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

THE STUDENT PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS PAYING ATTENTION TO OTHER TRAFFIC AT THE AIRPORT AND FORGOT TO GEAR DOWN.  WHEN ASKED IF HE USED THE CHECKLIST, THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE DID NOT USE A CHECKLIST.

## Other reports on N9683M (1)

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

- [Incident 20171126022109I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20171126022109I), Nov 26, 2017: Mooney M20C (N9683M), Bay City, TX, Substantial damage. Aircraft N9683M a M20C Mooney landing gear collapsed on touchdown at airport Bay City regional airport (kbyy) runway 15. Pilot failed to secure landing gear…

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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