# Incident 20230722013099I: Mooney Aircraft Corp. M20K, Fletcher, NC, July 22, 2023

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 22, 2023, 18:13 local time
- Place: Fletcher, NC
- Airport: Asheville Regional
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.4361° N, 82.5420° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ASHEVILLE RGNL (AVL), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.4361&lon=-82.5420&mi=10
- Aircraft: N231HV, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N231HV) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20K (registry code 5870220, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-360 series (registry code 17019, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY AIRCRAFT CORP. M20K
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR TSIO-360 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,825 total, 23 in this make and model, 16 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230722013099I

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT WAS ON FINAL APPROACH. PILOT ATTEMPTED TO ADJUST THROTTLE WITH NO RESPONSE. AIRSPEED WAS NOTED AT APPROXIMATELY 210 KNOTS. ONCE OVER THE THRESHOLD, PILOT TURNED OFF FUEL PUMPS AND TURNED OFF MAGS. PILOT STATED HE ACTUATED THE LANDING GEAR. GEAR DID NOT EXTEND AND AIRCRAFT LANDED GEAR UP. PILOT ALSO STATED HE MAY HAVE INADVERTENTLY TURNED OFF MASTER POWER SWITCH WHILE TURNING OFF OF THE FUEL PUMPS KILLING ALL POWER TO THE AIRCRAFT.

T-EA68-FY23-1739

T-EA68-FY23-1943 ENTERED FOR COMPLIANCE ACTION FOR TECHNICIAN.

## Other reports on N231HV (1)

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

- [Incident 19800630056529I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800630056529I), Jun 30, 1980: Mooney M20K (N231HV), Dallas Ft Worth, TX, Minor damage. Baggage door opened and separated.

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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