# Incident 20230401004959I: Mooney M20J, Birchwood, AK, April 1, 2023

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 1, 2023, 13:40 local time
- Place: Birchwood, AK
- Airport: Birchwood
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.4161° N, 149.5083° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BIRCHWOOD (BCV), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.4161&lon=-149.5083&mi=10
- Aircraft: N201PJ, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N201PJ) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20J (registry code 5870219, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20J
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 190 total, 50 in this make and model, 17 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230401004959I

## Narrative

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

PILOT STATED THE FOLLOWING:

CLEAR VFR DAY

LIGHT WINDS

LAST TOUCH-AND-GO FOR THE DAY

WAS TRAVELING AT 70 KNOTS

PIC INTENDED TO RETRACT THE ACFT FLAPS AND INSTEAD RETRACTED THE LANDING GEAR

ACFT SETTLED WITH THE GEAR UP

## Other reports on N201PJ (1)

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

- [Accident 19860818082229A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860818082229A), Aug 18, 1986: Mooney M20J (N201PJ), Aurora, OR, Substantial damage. The gear collapsed on landing. Pilot reported electrical fumes and shut down system. No mechanical problems found.

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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