# Incident 20240907014209I: Mooney M20J, Martha'S Vineya, MA, September 7, 2024

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 7, 2024, 12:30 local time
- Place: Martha'S Vineya, MA
- Airport: Martha'S Vineyard
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.3934° N, 70.6139° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MARTHA'S VINEYARD (MVY), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3934&lon=-70.6139&mi=10
- Aircraft: N202DC, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N202DC) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20J (registry code 5870219, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20J
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 497 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240907014209I

## Narrative

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

PILOT WAS ON THE 3RD OF 3 FULL STOP LANDINGS PLANNED FOR THE FLIGHT. PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS SURE HE PUT THE GEAR DOWN, BUT UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION GEAR HANDLE WAS FOUND TO BE IN THE UP POSITION. DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT IS MINOR. ROOT CAUSE IS PILOT ERROR.

## Other reports on N202DC (2)

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

- [Incident 19940328032479I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940328032479I), Mar 28, 1994: Mooney M20J (N202DC), Montrose, CO, Minor damage. Distracted by traffic. Failed extend gear for landing. Landed gear up.
- [Incident 19880716036499I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880716036499I), Jul 16, 1988: Mooney M20J (N202DC), Broomfield, CO, Minor damage. Airplane seemed sluggish on takeoff. Aborted too late and skidded sideways down an embankment off end of runway.

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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