# Incident 20231022022659I: Mooney M20C, Fayette, AL, October 22, 2023

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 22, 2023, 09:30 local time
- Place: Fayette, AL
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.6942° N, 87.8312° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fayette, AL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6942&lon=-87.8312&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9653M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9653M-2024-09-21) (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 O&VO-360 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 505 total, 500 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20231022022659I

## Narrative

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

PILOT BECAME DISTRACTED ON APPROACH AND FORGOT TO LOWER LANDING GEAR PRIOR TO TOUCHDOWN.

## Other reports on N9653M (1)

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

- [Accident 19750208006429A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750208006429A), Feb 8, 1975: Mooney M20C (N9653M), Pine Knot, KY, Substantial damage. Arpt under construction. Lndd nr end of rwy,rolled onto rough terrain.

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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