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FAA incident report · Mooney M20J · Avalon, CA · April 19, 2024

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Date
April 19, 2024 · 13:25 local
Place
Avalon, CA
Airport
Avalon
Phase of flight
Landing: Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N1010A
Reported as
Mooney M20J
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
998 total
N1010ARegistered now · Mooney M20JS/N 24-3079 · Built 1988Airframe modelMooney M20JEngine modelLycoming I0360 SER A&CReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

04/19/2024 2025Z- Avalon, CA (avx): M20J, prop strike while landing avx, on short final just before touchdown the pilot realized he had not lowered the landing gear, pilot powered up and climbed out. Pilot decided not to land at avx and then continued to sna and landed normally and taxied to parking. After departing aircraft the pilot discovered that the prop and enty step had damage that was determined to happen when aircraft struck the runway while attempting to land with the landing gear in the up position. Injuries: none, damage to aircraft: minor.

As the FAA filed it

04/19/2024 2025Z- AVALON, CA (AVX): M20J, PROP STRIKE WHILE LANDING AVX, ON SHORT FINAL JUST BEFORE TOUCHDOWN THE PILOT REALIZED HE HAD NOT LOWERED THE LANDING GEAR, PILOT POWERED UP AND CLIMBED OUT. PILOT DECIDED NOT TO LAND AT AVX AND THEN CONTINUED TO SNA AND LANDED NORMALLY AND TAXIED TO PARKING. AFTER DEPARTING AIRCRAFT THE PILOT DISCOVERED THAT THE PROP AND ENTY STEP HAD DAMAGE THAT WAS DETERMINED TO HAPPEN WHEN AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE RUNWAY WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LAND WITH THE LANDING GEAR IN THE UP POSITION. INJURIES: NONE, DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT: MINOR.