19971030040249I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Mooney M20J · Manassas, VA · October 30, 1997

Date
October 30, 1997 · 14:15 local
Place
Manassas, VA
Airport
Harry P Davis Field
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N20WR
Reported as
Mooney M20J
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,000 total1,200 in this make and model4 in the last 90 days

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 stated that he was slowing to remain behind another aircraft on final. He became distracted and forgot to put the gear down. Damage to the aircraft was minor. Pilot will receive instruction before flying again.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS SLOWING TO REMAIN BEHIND ANOTHER AIRCRAFT ON FINAL. HE BECAME DISTRACTED AND FORGOT TO PUT THE GEAR DOWN. DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT WAS MINOR. PILOT WILL RECEIVE INSTRUCTION BEFORE FLYING AGAIN.

Other reports on N20WR · 1

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