# Incident 20221104016899I: Mooney M20C, Gladys, VA, November 4, 2022

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 4, 2022, 08:14 local time
- Place: Gladys, VA
- Airport: Brookneal/Campbell County
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.1417° N, 79.0164° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BROOKNEAL/CAMPBELL COUNTY (0V4), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.1417&lon=-79.0164&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 0-360 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 1,539 total, 51 in this make and model, 33 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20221104016899I

## Narrative

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

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 WITH CALM WINDS.  UPON LANDING ROLLOUT, AIRCRAFT LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED RESULTING IN A PROPELLER STRIKE, BELLY SKIN ABBRASION, AND LANDING GEAR FAIRING DAMAGE.  SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WAS NOT FOUND DURING ON-SCENE INVESTIGATION.  AN ON-SCENE VISUAL EXAMINATION OF THE LANDING GEAR SYSTEM DID NOT REVEAL ANY MECHANICAL ABNORMALITIES.

## Other reports on N669GJ (1)

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

- [Accident 20211017017139A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20211017017139A), Oct 17, 2021: Mooney M20C (N669GJ), Lynchburg, VA, Substantial damage. Hard landing on runway 04 and the landing gear retracted. Aircraft slid 860 feet on underside of fuselage causing substantial damage to fuselage frame.

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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