# Incident 20210226002439I: Mooney M20C, West Point, VA, February 26, 2021

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 26, 2021, 08:00 local time
- Place: West Point, VA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.5523° N, 76.8018° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of West Point, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.5523&lon=-76.8018&mi=10
- Aircraft: N581SB, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N581SB) (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: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 190 total, 11 in this make and model, 11 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210226002439I

## Narrative

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

N581SB, M20C, WHILE CONDUCTING A SIMULATED POWER OFF LANDING, AIRCRAFT LANDED WITH GEAR RETRACTED FOR UNKNOWN REASONS. POB: 2, INJURIES: NONE, DAMAGE: EXTENT UNKNOWN.

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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