# Incident 20200120003689I: Mooney M20J, Oxnard, CA, January 20, 2020

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 20, 2020, 12:30 local time
- Place: Oxnard, CA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.1994° N, 119.2075° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Oxnard, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1994&lon=-119.2075&mi=10
- Aircraft: N228AL, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N228AL) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20J (registry code 5870219, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-360-A3B6D (registry code 41828, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-360-a3b6d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20J
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-360-A3B6D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 697 total, 375 in this make and model, 74 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200120003689I

## Narrative

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

PILOT WAS DISTRACTED FROM HIS BEFORE LANDING CHECKLIST BY A RADIO CALL FROM OXNARD TOWER CLEARING N228AL TO LAND NUMBER TWO BEHIND A SPORT AIRCRAFT.  THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO VISUALLY LOCATE THE OTHER AIRCRAFT AND BECAME FIXATED ON THE SEARCHING FOR THE OTHER AIRCRAFT.  THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO FINISH THE BEFORE LANDING CHECKLIST PRIOR TO TOUCHDOWN AND LANDED GEAR UP.

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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