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FAA incident report · Mooney M20E · Smoketown, PA · May 24, 1997

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Date
May 24, 1997 · 11:30 local
Place
Smoketown, PA
Airport
Smoketown Airport
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N415SJ
Reported as
Mooney M20E
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,200 total550 in this make and model75 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

Narrative: aircraft departed brandywine airport, brandywine, PA with 1 passenger enroute to Smoketown Airport, Smoketown, PA. Pilot stated that he entered the traffic pattern for runway 28 at Smoketown Airport, Smoketown, PA and while on final approach another aircraft was communicating with him and caused a distraction. The aircraft gear warning sounded at 2100 rpm's and the aircraft landed with the landing gear retracted. The landing gear system was checked and found to be operationally in good order. privacy data omitted This incident closed.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: AIRCRAFT DEPARTED BRANDYWINE AIRPORT, BRANDYWINE, PA WITH 1 PASSENGER ENROUTE TO SMOKETOWN AIRPORT, SMOKETOWN, PA. PILOT STATED THAT HE ENTERED THE TRAFFIC PATTERN FOR RUNWAY 28 AT SMOKETOWN AIRPORT, SMOKETOWN, PA AND WHILE ON FINAL APPROACH ANOTHER AIRCRAFT WAS COMMUNICATING WITH HIM AND CAUSED A DISTRACTION. THE AIRCRAFT GEAR WARNING SOUNDED AT 2100 RPM'S AND THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITH THE LANDING GEAR RETRACTED. THE LANDING GEAR SYSTEM WAS CHECKED AND FOUND TO BE OPERATIONALLY IN GOOD ORDER. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ THIS INCIDENT CLOSED.