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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Mooney M20J · South Lake Taho, CA · September 9, 1988

Date: September 9, 1988 · 15:45 local
Place: South Lake Taho, CA
Airport: Lake Tahoe
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N7201P
Reported as: Mooney M20J
Reported engine: Lycoming IO360A1B6
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 325 total300 in this make and model5 in the last 90 days

N7201PRegistered now · Mooney M20JS/N 24-0599 · Built 1978 Airframe modelMooney M20J Engine modelLycoming I0360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Pilot forgot to lower gear due to turbulence on final. Prop struck runway. Recovered. Extended gear. Landed safely

As the FAA filed it

PILOT FORGOT TO LOWER GEAR DUE TO TURBULENCE ON FINAL. PROP STRUCK RUNWAY. RECOVERED. EXTENDED GEAR. LANDED SAFELY