# Incident 20170714017889I: Mooney M20C, Columbia, CA, July 14, 2017

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 14, 2017, 12:30 local time
- Place: Columbia, CA
- Airport: Columbia
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.0304° N, 120.4146° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at COLUMBIA (O22), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.0304&lon=-120.4146&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6725U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6725U-2018-12-31) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 22,230 total, 603 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170714017889I

## Narrative

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

THE HIGHLY EXPERIENCED PILOT STATED THAT HE FORGOT TO PLACE THE MANUALLY ACTUATED MECHANICAL LANDING GEAR IN THE DOWN POSITION ON APPROACH TO LANDING PRIOR TO TOUCHING DOWN ON THE PAVED RUNWAY, RESULTING IN A SMOOTH LANDING ON THE BELLY, CAUSING ONLY MINOR DAMAGE TO THE BELLY SKINS, ANTENNAS AND PROPELLER TIPS, AND NO INJURIES.

## Other reports on N6725U (1)

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

- [Incident 19870301023169I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870301023169I), Mar 1, 1987: Mooney M20C (N6725U), Napa, CA, Minor damage. Gear collapsed on rollout as gear handle came out of locked position. Suspect handle not completely engaged.

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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