# Incident 19880226010269I: Mooney M20K, Easton, MD, February 26, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 26, 1988, 10:30 local time
- Place: Easton, MD
- Airport: Easton Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.7763° N, 76.0705° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Easton, MD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.7763&lon=-76.0705&mi=10
- Aircraft: N231HF, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N231HF) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20K (registry code 5870220, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-360 series (registry code 17019, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20K
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO360GB
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,400 total, 950 in this make and model, 26 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880226010269I

## Narrative

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

LANDED WITH GEAR UP. PRACTICING FOR UPCOMING PROFICIENCY  CHECK RIDE. DOES NOT REMEMBER CHECKING GEAR LIGHT.

## Other reports on N231HF (1)

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

- [Incident 19871218078939I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871218078939I), Dec 18, 1987: Mooney M20K (N231HF), Ft Lauderdale, FL, Minor damage. After starting engine the aircraft moved forward and collided with another parked aircraft. Found brakes normal.

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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