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Incident · Substantial damage

FAA incident report · Mooney M20E · Van Nuys, CA · February 18, 2019

Date
February 18, 2019 · 11:15 local
Place
Van Nuys, CA
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N6098Q
Reported as
Mooney M20E
Reported engine
Lycoming I0360 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Student

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

N6098Q was cleared to land rwy 34L vny. On short final N6098Q was told to go around due to the landing gear not being extended. On the second landing attempt the gear was still not down, the aircraft entered ground effect and settled on to the runway and came to a stop.

As the FAA filed it

N6098Q WAS CLEARED TO LAND RWY 34L VNY. ON SHORT FINAL N6098Q WAS TOLD TO GO AROUND DUE TO THE LANDING GEAR NOT BEING EXTENDED. ON THE SECOND LANDING ATTEMPT THE GEAR WAS STILL NOT DOWN, THE AIRCRAFT ENTERED GROUND EFFECT AND SETTLED ON TO THE RUNWAY AND CAME TO A STOP.