# Incident 20230707007439I: Mooney M20J, Bay City, MI, July 7, 2023

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 7, 2023, 12:18 local time
- Place: Bay City, MI
- Airport: James Clements Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.5469° N, 83.8955° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at JAMES CLEMENTS MUNI (3CM), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.5469&lon=-83.8955&mi=10
- Aircraft: N201JL, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N201JL) (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
- Reported engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 4,000 total, 3,200 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230707007439I

## Narrative

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

PILOT STATES HE BEACME DISTRACTED DURING THE APPROCH TO LANDING AND FAILED TO LOWER THE LANDING GEAR. NO MECHANICAL ISSUES REPORTED.

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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