# Incident 20160922015869I: Mooney M20J, Apple Valley, CA, September 22, 2016

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 22, 2016, 09:05 local time
- Place: Apple Valley, CA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.5008° N, 117.1859° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Apple Valley, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.5008&lon=-117.1859&mi=10
- Aircraft: N223FC, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N223FC) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,181 total, 140 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160922015869I

## Narrative

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

THE MOONEY M20J SINGLE-ENGINE AIRPLANE, N223FC, DEPARTED APPLE VALLEY AIRPORT (APV), APPLE VALLEY, CALIFORNIA, FOR A LOCAL FLIGHT.  THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITH THE LANDING GEAR RETRACTED ON RUNWAY 26.  TWO PERSONS ON BOARD.  NO INJURIES.  MINOR AIRCRAFT DAMAGE.

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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