19970518041309I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Mooney M20J · Hawley, MN · May 18, 1997

Date: May 18, 1997 · 16:07 local
Place: Hawley, MN
Airport: Hawley Municipal Airport
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N201YB
Reported as: Mooney M20J
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,201 total1,200 in this make and model1 in the last 90 days

N201YBRegistered now · Mooney M20JS/N 24-0473 · Built 1978 Airframe modelMooney M20J Engine modelLycoming I0360 seriesReciprocating

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

Narrative: pilot was performing landings to regain currency. On third landing, pilot was attempting a short field landing. The pilot was using runway 330, the wind was 34018G 24KT at the time. The pilot had to keep power up, during the flare pilot reduced power and at that time the gear warning horn came on. Aircraft landed gear up and skidded approximately 200 feet down the runway. No injuries to the pilot (only occupant). Minor damage to aircraft. Cockpit procedures for lowering landing gear. 44709 ride. Completed with fargo and FSDO.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: PILOT WAS PERFORMING LANDINGS TO REGAIN CURRENCY. ON THIRD LANDING, PILOT WAS ATTEMPTING A SHORT FIELD LANDING. THE PILOT WAS USING RUNWAY 330, THE WIND WAS 34018G 24KT AT THE TIME. THE PILOT HAD TO KEEP POWER UP, DURING THE FLARE PILOT REDUCED POWER AND AT THAT TIME THE GEAR WARNING HORN CAME ON. AIRCRAFT LANDED GEAR UP AND SKIDDED APPROXIMATELY 200 FEET DOWN THE RUNWAY. NO INJURIES TO THE PILOT (ONLY OCCUPANT). MINOR DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT. COCKPIT PROCEDURES FOR LOWERING LANDING GEAR. 44709 RIDE. COMPLETED WITH FARGO AND FSDO.