20211017017139A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Mooney M20C · Lynchburg, VA · October 17, 2021

Date
October 17, 2021 · 12:00 local
Place
Lynchburg, VA
Airport
Lynchburg Regional/Preston Glenn F
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N669GJ
NTSB investigation
NTSBERA22LA020
Reported as
Mooney M20C
Reported engine
Lycoming O&VO-360 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
850 total154 in this make and model25 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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Hard landing on runway 04 and the landing gear retracted. Aircraft slid 860 feet on underside of fuselage causing substantial damage to fuselage frame.

As the FAA filed it

HARD LANDING ON RUNWAY 04 AND THE LANDING GEAR RETRACTED. AIRCRAFT SLID 860 FEET ON UNDERSIDE OF FUSELAGE CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO FUSELAGE FRAME.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

Other reports on N669GJ · 1

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