# Incident 20230526011989I: Mooney M20E, Kernville, CA, May 26, 2023

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 26, 2023, 17:30 local time
- Place: Kernville, CA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.7550° N, 118.4309° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kernville, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.7550&lon=-118.4309&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6082Q, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6082Q) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20E (registry code 5870212, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20E
- Reported engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230526011989I

## Narrative

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

ON MAY 26, 2023 THE INCIDENT AIRCRAFT ARRIVED IN THE TRAFFIC PATTERN AT L05.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS INITIALLY AT AN ALTITUDE OF 9500 FEET MSL.  THE PILOT FOR THE INCIDENT AIRCRAFT INITIATED A DESCENT WHILE OVER THE AIRFIELD.  DURING THE DESCENT THE PILOT NOTED SIGNIFICANT TURBULENCE AND ELECTED TO DISCONTINUE THE APPROACH AND REASSESS THE SITUATION.  THE PILOT FOR THE INCIDENT AIRCRAFT DECIDED TO EXECUTE A LOW APPROACH IN ORDER TO ASSESS THE LANDING AREA.  DURING THE DESCENT TO THE LOW APPROACH THE PILOT FOR THE INCIDENT AIRCRAFT NOTED THAT THE TURBULENCE SUBSIDED TO AN ACCEPTABLE LEVEL AND DECIDED TO LAND THE AIRCRAFT.  HOWEVER, SINCE THE ORIGINAL PLAN WAS TO EXECUTE A LOW APPROACH ONLY THE PILOT FOR THE INCIDENT AIRCRAFT HAD NOT PERFORMED THE LANDING CHECKLIST.  THE PIC FOR INCIDENT AIRCRAFT CONTINUED THE APPROACH UNWARE OF THE RAISED LANDING GEAR POSITION.  THE PILOT FOR THE INCIDENT AIRCRAFT REALIZED THE MISTAKE UPON MAKING CONTACT WITH THE RUNWAY SURFACE.

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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