# Incident 20211110019309I: Mooney M20C, Indian Head, MD, November 10, 2021

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 10, 2021, 16:43 local time
- Place: Indian Head, MD
- Airport: Maryland Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.5970° N, 77.0725° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MARYLAND (2W5), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5970&lon=-77.0725&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7856V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7856V) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 172 total, 28 in this make and model, 14 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20211110019309I

## Narrative

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

N7856V (M20P) LANDED GEAR UP AT 2W5 AIRPORT AT 2143Z.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS PROVIDED ATC SERVICES BY PCT MTV OJAAY.  N7856V WAS A VFR AIRCRAFT ON AN SFRA FLIGHT PLAN. THE PILOT FAILED TO LOWER THE LANDING GEAR PRIOR TO TOUCH DOWN.

## Other reports on N7856V (2)

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

- [Incident 20000926030399I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000926030399I), Sep 26, 2000: Mooney M20C (N7856V), Greenville, TX, Minor damage. (-23)Pilot statement attached. Instructor pilot was distracted during pre-landing check and forgot to lower landing gear. [privacy data omitted]
- [Incident 19790505025749I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790505025749I), May 5, 1979: Mooney M20C (N7856V), Blaine, MN, Minor damage. Smoke in cockplit. Voltage regulator pn 1119224 faulty. Radio wiring exceeded current capabilities.

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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