# FAA incident reports: Mooney M20L A list on [Mooney M20L](https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20l.md). Matched to the registry by N-number and event date, newest first. - [Incident 20260419004249I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260419004249I.md): Mooney M20L · Vero Beach, FL · Apr 19, 2026 · N823TH · Minor damage > On 04/19/2026 at kvrb, around 15:35 local time, the pilot of the aircraft failed to extend the landing gear and landed the aircraft gear up, damaging the belly of the aircraft. - [Incident 20250307002979I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250307002979I.md): Mooney M20L · Oxnard, CA · Mar 7, 2025 · N78MP · Minor damage > The pilot was flying off the coast near ventura, CA at 3,500 ft MSL when the engine started vibrating. The pilot reduced power immediatly to idle and considered a cyclinder might have departed. The engine had been operating normal with no vibrations. At idle… - [Incident 20230601011949I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230601011949I.md): Mooney M20L · Immokalee, FL · Jun 1, 2023 · N63MP · Minor damage > Part 91 operation of a Mooney M20L, registration [privacy data omitted] serial number 26-0020, conducting a VFR cross country flight with the pilot and one (1) passenger from bob white field airport (X61) to the Florida keys marathon international airport… - [Incident 20210203022789I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210203022789I.md): Mooney M20L · Winchester, TN · Feb 3, 2021 · N63MP · Minor damage > 2/4/2021-BWK, travel to/from Winchester Airport for N63MP wire strike. Via phone, [privacy data omitted] states that on 02/03/2021 he departed pdk in N63MP and stopped into bgf (Winchester, TN) for cheap fuel, enroot to jwn. On the approach at bgf during VFR,… - [Accident 20140730016369A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140730016369A.md): Mooney M20L · San Diego, CA · Jul 30, 2014 · N147MP · Destroyed · 1 fatal > On July 30, 2014 private pilot-pic prepared her Mooney M20L (N147MP) for a round trip flight to san bernardino (sbd) from her home airport of montgomery field (myf). PIC preflighted the Mooney aircraft using the checklist, and visually checked fuel using the… - [Accident 20120709014379A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120709014379A.md): Mooney M20L · Scottsdale, AZ · Jul 9, 2012 · N137MP · Substantial damage > On July 9, 2012 at approximately 0929 MST, aircraft N137MP, a Mooney M20L serial number 26-0017, was performing touch and go's on runway 21 at the Scottsdale Airpark (sdl) in Scottsdale, AZ when the pilot lost control of the aircraft and it crashed to the… - [Incident 20040723014469I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040723014469I.md): Mooney M20L · Pikeville, KY · Jul 23, 2004 · N72MP · Minor damage > (-23) On approach to the active runway at the Pikeville Hatcher county airport Mr. Wells made the touchdown on the active runway with the gear up. Mr. Wells admitted that he had inadvertently forgot to lower the gear causing the gear up landing. - [Incident 20030624024769I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030624024769I.md): Mooney M20L · Scottsdale, AZ · Jun 24, 2003 · N154MP · Minor damage > (-23) Pilot stated he performed a gump (g=gas, u=landing gear, m=mixture, p=propeller) check prior to landing at Scottsdale airport. Pilot stated he saw 3 green lights and verified the landing gear switch in the down position. Aircraft was landed with flaps… - [Accident 20020813021269A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020813021269A.md): Mooney M20L · Newberg, OR · Aug 13, 2002 · N1024Z · Substantial damage > (-23) During landing pilot struck the ground hard and bounced, at some timeduring the bounce the nose gear bungee failed allowing the propeller to strike the ground, seeing that he could not stop the aircraft, the pilot started a go around, the aircraft… - [Accident 20000908015419A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000908015419A.md): Mooney M20L · Hailey, ID · Sep 8, 2000 · N1024Z · No damage > (-23) Pilot's statement: on Friday, September 8, 2000 at about 6 p.m., I was making an approach to land on runway 31 at Friedman Memorial Airport, Hailey, Idaho, my home base. After reporting sluders at 7500' to the tower, following his instructions and… - [Incident 19961031034579I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961031034579I.md): Mooney M20L · Manville, NJ · Oct 31, 1996 · N76MP · Substantial damage > Narrative: at the time of landing at 47N on runway 25 seems that ground speed was higher than indicator speed (80-85 knots). The plane jumped slightly after landing on landing gears. After that landing on runway propeller hit the runway and plane jumped again… - [Incident 19961005030949I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961005030949I.md): Mooney M20L · Wilmington, NC · Oct 5, 1996 · N217MP · Substantial damage > Narrative: departed from Wilmington, NC on October 5, 1996. About three minutes into flight, engine started to run rough and lost power. Pilot turned back to ilm. Aircraft landed in ocean. Aircraft was recovered with minor damage. It is unknown what caused… - [Incident 19960908039569I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960908039569I.md): Mooney M20L · Reserve, LA · Sep 8, 1996 · N135MP · Minor damage > Narrative: on September 8, 1996, at approximately 12:10 CDT, a Mooney aircraft, N135MP, flown by Mr. David m. kearney, was on takeoff roll at st. John the Baptist Parish airport, on runway 35, when he ran off the side of the runway. - [Accident 19931103042059A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931103042059A.md): Mooney M20L · Hohenwald, TN · Nov 3, 1993 · N132MP · Destroyed · 2 fatal > Lost control in rain and fog approaching destination. Was heavily medicated for allergies and depression. - [Incident 19920324010739I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920324010739I.md): Mooney M20L · Cahokia, IL · Mar 24, 1992 · N158MP · Minor damage > Pilot forgot to lower landing gear. Landed gear up. - [Incident 19900613039909I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900613039909I.md): Mooney M20L · Somerset, KY · Jun 13, 1990 · N76MP · Minor damage > Made a hard landing. Aircraft porpoised and nose wheel tire blew. - [Incident 19900522026609I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900522026609I.md): Mooney M20L · Laredo, TX · May 22, 1990 · N78MP · Minor damage > Student retracted gear instead of flaps on touch and go landing. Instructor unable to stop cycle. - [Incident 19900325021299I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900325021299I.md): Mooney M20L · Augusta, GA · Mar 25, 1990 · N1024Z · Minor damage > Unable to develop full power after liftoff. Unable to extend gear before touchdown. Skidded into field. - [Accident 19890723024589A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890723024589A.md): Mooney M20 · Pittsburg, PA · Jul 23, 1989 · N155MP · Substantial damage > Gear collapsed shortly after landing. - [Incident 19890326011979I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890326011979I.md): Mooney M20L · Mccormick, SC · Mar 26, 1989 · N1024Z · Minor damage > On go around aircraft settled to runway gear up and flaps down. - [Incident 19871215076859I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871215076859I.md): Mooney M20L · Center Point, TX · Dec 15, 1987 · N20XL · Minor damage > Test flight. Purposely ran right fuel tank dry. Could not restart on other tank. Forced landing. Hit fence. ## The whole list in SQL Runs in DuckDB 1.2 or later on the release's Parquet files over HTTPS: ```sql SELECT report_number, event_date, event_type, city, state, aircraft_make, aircraft_model, aircraft_damage, fatal_injuries, n_number FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/faa_incident_report.parquet' WHERE aircraft_model_code IN ('5870221') ORDER BY event_date DESC, report_number DESC ``` This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20l/incidents --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.