Mooney M20C
FAA incident reports · 1,095
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Accident 20260831011519AMooney M20C · Mt Hood, OROn 08/31/2026 aircraft [privacy data omitted], a Mooney M20C [privacy data omitted], departed from 4S2, ken jernstedt airfield, in Hood river, Oregon for a flight to perform the flight review for the aircraft owner/pilot with a flight instructor on board.…Incident 20260819010439IMooney M20C · Pottstown, PAOn August 19, 2026,, at 2330 et local, [privacy data omitted] a Mooney M20-C had a gear-up landing at kptw on runway 28. The pilot was identified as Mr. Jonathan cutillo, FAA certificate number [privacy data omitted]. In a statement provided by Mr. Cutillo he…Incident 20260319002169IMooney M20C · Siler City, NCLanding gear was retracted when the aircraft landed. Minor damage. No injuries.Incident 20260128004319IMooney M20C · Inverness, FLUpon landing pilot says there was 3 green gear down locked indication during landing. They didnt know the landing gear was up till the belly landing occured.Incident 20251113015959IMooney M20C · Laurel, MSAircraft landed at Hesler-Noble Field, Laurel, MS (lul) runway 13/31. On rollout after passing first taxiway, landing gear collapsed and aircraft skidded approximately 150' coming to rest in the center of the runway. Aircraft was lifted and gear was extended…Incident 20250419003879IMooney M20C · Loveland, COOn 04/19/2025 around 2100 MDT the PIC was practicing pattern work and multiple landings at fnl airport. Upon the third landing attempt the PIC reported that he forgot to extend the landing gear. PIC stated that he was focused more on the spot and stability.…Incident 20250310002689IMooney M20C · Lee'S Summit, MOOn takeoff roll, pilot seat slid back to where the pilot could not maintain rudder and throttle control. Pilot was able to reach the throttle on second attempt to pull the throttle to idle. The aircraft pulled left and exited runway 18 and collided with a…Incident 20250205004539IMooney M20C · Lancaster, PAThe aircraft departed Lancaster airport (klns) to conduct an engine break-in procedure for a newly installed engine. The aircraft headed southwest and established a cruise altitude of 2,500 feet. After 50 minutes, the pilot experienced a complete power loss…Incident 20241028017379IMooney M20C · Concord Nc, NCOn October 28, 2024, a Mooney MC20 landed gear up at Concord Padgett regional airport (kjqf). The pilot stated that he was focused on the traffic in the right and left downwind. The pilot stated that he forgot to put the gear down and did not hear the gear…Incident 20241002016879IMooney M20C · Shelby, NC05 October 2024, aircraft departed lancaster county airport (klkr) en route to lincoln county airport (kipj) in support of hurricane relief efforts. Pilot noted airfield he anticipated heading to was below minimums. Pilot diverted to Shelby-Cleveland county…Incident 20240914013349IMooney M20C · Spingfield, TNDuring the conduct of flight instruction with a student pilot the aircraft touched down with the gear in the up position. Video evidence from cctv at the airport shows the aircraft on final and touchdown with no gear deployed. Witness statements indicated…Incident 20240904020379IMooney M20C · Louisville, KYOn September 4, 2024, at approximately 2010Z, [privacy data omitted], a Mooney M20P, was inbound to land at Louisville Bowman Field Airport after being cleared to land on rwy 24. The pilot reported that when the nose gear settled to the runway after touching…Incident 20240829015269IMooney M20C · Rochester, NYOn 08/29/2024 this aircraft lander on runway 04 at roc at 1307 local time. During the landing roll out the pilot reported that the left main gear seemed to collasp followed immediatly by the right main gear. The aircraft settled on the runway and then coming…Incident 20240725010049IMooney M20C · Breckenridge, TXOn July 25, 2024, at 18:10 CDT, a moony M20 aircraft, registered to the [privacy data omitted], landed on the runway 13 with gear up following power loss immediately after takeoff at Stephens County Airport (bkd), Breckenridge, TX. The aircraft was being…Incident 20240624008039IMooney M20C · Toughkenamon, PAPilot elected to land with strong gusty quartering tailwinds and upon touchdown went off the side of the runway. Aircraft right main landing gear collapsed and the propeller struck the runway. Both wings sustained minor damage from impacting the ground.Incident 20240522005609IMooney M20C · Lees Summit, MOThe pilot made the decision to land the aircraft on runway 18 with the landing gear in an unknown configuration. On landing, the aircraft slid on the gear doors and stayed on the runway until stopped.Incident 20240513007149IMooney M20C · Watkins, COOn may 13th 2024 at Front Range Airport a student pilot who was overdue for an biannual flight review went out on a flight with a CFI for review and training on the Mooney landing gear operation. Flight went as planned and upon approach the CFI stated that he…Incident 20240414013839IMooney M20C · Loveland, COWhile flying from cheyenne regional airport, cheyenne, WY (kcys), to rocky mountain metro airport, boulder, CO (kbjc) pilot experienced engine power issue and elected to land on highway 287. Pilot landed safely. No injuries were encountered. Minor damage to…Incident 20240306003259IMooney M20C · Hattiesburg, MSPilot is in violation of ecfr: 32 CFR 855.14 -unauthorized landings, - (c) inadvertent unauthorized landings. Bluf: on or about 1036 local time, on 17 feb 2024, a civilian general aviation aircraft made an uncoordinated landing on camp shelby’s C-17 aux field…Incident 20240219001219IMooney M20C · Greenville, SCThe pilot attempted a landing, but was unhappy with the flare. He said he was concerned he was too flat, and that it would porpoise, so he did a go-around. During the go-around, he debated pulling the gear up, and initially decided not to, but then did pull…Incident 20240205001439IMooney M20C · New Richmond, WIThe flight instructor and private pilot with complex endorsement were practicing power-off 180° accuracy landings in preparation for the commercial pilot checkride when the aircraft landed without the landing gear extended. The private pilot was on the…Incident 20240130001019IMooney M20C · Prescott, AZIncident investigation narrative On January 30, 2024, at approximately 14:00 LCL, a Mooney M20C was taxiing back from the south ramp at Prescott regional airport (prc) to the north ramp where it would park. Only the PIC was on board. The airplane had been…Accident 20231121021279AMooney M20C · Plano, TXPlano, TX (F69): [privacy data omitted] M20C, crashed into a commercial parking lot less than 1NM n F69 under unknown circumstances. The acft hit a parked unoccupied car and there was damage to the building (strip mall). Post crash fire ignited. No reported…Incident 20231118019799IMooney M20C · Pocatello, IDAt 12:00 pm on Saturday November 18, 2023, the pilot staged at the avcenter (FBO at kpih) and planned to go up on a social flight to get familiar with [privacy data omitted]. The pilot stated he went through and did the preflight inspection. After the…Incident 20231022022659IMooney M20C · Fayette, ALPilot became distracted on approach and forgot to lower landing gear prior to touchdown.Accident 20231022021299AMooney M20C · Morganton, NCOn 10/22/2023 at approximately 1810 local time, a Mooney M20C sustained substantial damage after leaving the runway and striking the PAPI light system at Morganton county airport NC (mrn). Weather conditions were VFR at the time of the accident. The pilot…Incident 20230925020399IMooney M20C · Carson City, NVPilot was high on final approach. Aircraft was correctly configured for landing, but pilot decided to go around due to the approach angle and placed the gear back in the up position. Upon landing after the go around, the pilot noticed he forgot to put or lock…Incident 20230817012179IMooney M20C · Tahlequah, OKPilot took off from tqh perfomed touch and goes. Pilot failed to ensure landing gear was down and locked. Aircraft landed with landing gear up.Incident 20230701009569IMooney M20C · Santa Teresa, NMOn July 1, 2023, at 1000 MST, a Mooney M20, [privacy data omitted], landed short of the runway and struck a berm, causing the landing gear to collapse. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time, and a VFR flight plan was not filed. The aircraft…Incident 20230619008309IMooney M20C · West Chicago, ILOn June 19, 2023, at approximately 07:54 CDT, the pilot in command (PIC) of a Mooney M20C operated a flight from whiteside county airport (ksqi) to the eastern Iowa airport (kcid), landing at approximately 08:56 CDT, where the owner was to join the PIC for…Incident 20230610006209IMooney M20C · Vero Beach, FLOn June 10, 2023, a Mooney M-20 landed gear up in kvrb.Accident 20230128013909AMooney M20C · Calhoun, GAAircraft [privacy data omitted], SN2982, M20C Mooney was taking off from Calhoun, Georgia (czl), tom b. David field, runway 17, when on climb out the pilots heard a pop sound and the engine rpms went to zero. The aircraft landed back onto the runway, overran…Incident 20221122017679IMooney M20C · Shelbyville, INPilot was attempting a second touch and go landing at Shelbyville airport. Just after touchdown the johnson bar used for raising and lowering the landing gear came free from its locking mechanism under instrument panel. The gear retracted and the aircraft…Incident 20221116017559IMooney M20C · Lamar, COOn November 16, 2022 at approximately 1250 MST aircraft [privacy data omitted] landed with the landing gear in the retracted position on rwy 36 at laa during a part 91 personal flight originating from cos. The pilot thought he ran his gumps (gas,…Incident 20221104016899IMooney M20C · Gladys, VAPIC (flight instructor) was conducting an instructional flight from the right seat. The PIC and student were practicing touch and go landings in VMC conditions with calm winds. Upon landing rollout, aircraft landing gear collapsed resulting in a propeller…Incident 20220915015799IMooney M20C · Bunnell, FLOn 09/15/2022[privacy data omitted] was landing on runway 06 at kfin when the landing gear collasped after touch down. Pilot stated that he had pulled the jake bar to lower the gear but that he did not pull it hard enough to lock the handle. No injuries were…Incident 20220828015209IMooney M20C · Erie, COOn August 28, 2022 at 254PM MDT, a Mooney M20 landed on runway 15 without the benefit of the landing gear being extended. Pilot and passenger were unharmed. The aircraft damage has been categorized as minor.Incident 20220805019279IMooney M20C · College Station, TX[privacy data omitted] Flight with 01 pilot onboard originated from Easterwood Airport (kcll), College Station, TX, with a destination of austin executive airport (kedc), austin, TX. After takeoff, pilot radioed ATC and requested return to kcll to retrieve…Accident 20220727013149AMooney M20C · Farmington, MOThe purpose of the flight was to conduct a flight review for the pilot rated passenger. They departed Washington county airport (8WC) and made an uneventful flight to Farmington Regional Airport (fam) to conduct landing practice. The PIC stated he felt the…Accident 20220710012129AMooney M20C · Oxnard, CAThe pilot stated he departed carlsbad, CA heading to san louis obispo with 15 gallons of fuel in the LH wing and RH wing topped off. The fuel tank selector was selected to the RH wing prior to take-off. Just after passing the camarillo VOR the engine lost…Incident 20220709012119IMooney M20C · Muskogee, OKOn July 07, 2022, at approximately 1100 CST, a Mooney M20C, [privacy data omitted], was performing pattern work at Muskogee-davis regional airport (mko) Muskogee, Oklahoma. The pilot stated he did not verfiy if the johnson bar gear handled was in the up and…Incident 20220507006699IMooney M20C · Rutland, VTInspector spoke to the pilot on may 9, 2022. Pilot explained that he is fairly new to the aircraft and only has about 35 hours in his privately owned Mooney. He made a normal landing in Rutland Vermont on runway 19, but failed to remember to lower the landing…Accident 20220220002389AMooney M20C · Crete, NEThe aircraft started takeoff roll on runway 17 at 1545. Video evidence showed the aircraft began to rotate approximately 50 ft. passed the PAPI lights. The nose landing gear left the ground and shortly thereafter the main landing gear followed. The aircraft…Incident 20220127001149IMooney M20C · Phoenix, AZPilot completed the preflight but only visually verified fuel was present. He then used the fuel gauges to assess the quantity of fuel present in the aircraft prior to the flight. The pilot noticed the fuel was being used quicker than expected and returned to…Accident 20220101000289AMooney M20C · Arcadia, FLPilot stated, on approach at about 400 feet aircraft engine quit. Pilot could not make the runway and crashed into an orange grove located next to the airport. NTSB sent aircraft to maintenance facility to have engine examined. This report will be updated…Incident 20211212021029IMooney M20C · Kernville, CAAircraft approached L05 runway 17, crossed the threshold at approximately 80 mph and bounced, pilot then applied power to keep aircraft from dropping again. The pilot was approaching the runway end and veered left off the end of the runway. The nose wheel…Incident 20211209020959IMooney M20C · Litchfield, MN2021-12-09 N4109N Mooney M20C gear up landing Litchfield MN kljf. Pilot departed maple lake airport kmgg for kljf. During takeoff PIC remembered that on a previous flight the transponder did not automatically change from standby to flight as it is programmed…Incident 20211110019309IMooney M20C · Indian Head, MDN7856V (M20P) landed gear up at 2W5 airport at 2143Z. The aircraft was provided ATC services by pct mtv ojaay. N7856V was a VFR aircraft on an sfra flight plan. The pilot failed to lower the landing gear prior to touch down.Accident 20211017017139AMooney M20C · Lynchburg, VAHard landing on runway 04 and the landing gear retracted. Aircraft slid 860 feet on underside of fuselage causing substantial damage to fuselage frame.Incident 20210515009349IMooney M20C · Morganton, NCOn 5/15/2021 at approximately 1325 local time, Mooney M-20-C, registration number N2948L, piloted by[privacy data omitted], sustained minor damage due to the aircraft landing without the gear fully locked in the down position on runway 21 at the Foothills…
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