# Accident 20211017017139A: Mooney M20C, Lynchburg, VA, October 17, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 17, 2021, 12:00 local time
- Place: Lynchburg, VA
- Airport: Lynchburg Regional/Preston Glenn F
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.3184° N, 79.2056° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.3184&lon=-79.2056&mi=10
- Aircraft: N669GJ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N669GJ-2025-05-27) (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: 850 total, 154 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA22LA020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA020) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20211017017139A

## Narrative

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

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

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ERA22LA020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA020), Oct 17, 2021: Mooney M20C (N669GJ), Lynchburg, VA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The uncommanded landing gear retraction following a hard landing for reasons that could not be determined.

## Other reports on N669GJ (1)

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

- [Incident 20221104016899I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20221104016899I), Nov 4, 2022: Mooney M20C (N669GJ), Gladys, VA, Minor damage. PIC (flight instructor) was conducting an instructional flight from the right seat. The PIC and student were practicing touch and go landings in VMC conditions…

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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