What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Preoccupied pilot forgot to lower gear for landing.
As the FAA filed it
PREOCCUPIED PILOT FORGOT TO LOWER GEAR FOR LANDING.
FAA incident report · Mooney M20E · Fort Collins, CO · December 25, 1985
- Date
- December 25, 1985 · 11:30 local
- Place
- Fort Collins, CO
- Airport
- Downtown
- Phase of flight
- Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules
- General operating rules (Part 91)
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Aircraft
- N79339
- Reported as
- Mooney M20E
- Reported engine
- Lycoming IO360A1A
- People aboard
- 1
- Fatal injuries
- 0
- Pilot’s flight hours
- 2,400 total500 in this make and model5 in the last 90 days
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