# Incident 20240419021129I: Mooney M20J, Avalon, CA, April 19, 2024

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 19, 2024, 13:25 local time
- Place: Avalon, CA
- Airport: Avalon
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.3440° N, 118.3214° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Avalon, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.3440&lon=-118.3214&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1010A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1010A) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20J (registry code 5870219, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 SER A&C (registry code 41511, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-ser-a-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20J
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 998 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240419021129I

## Narrative

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

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.

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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