What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Landed gear up. Distracted by talking to another pilot.
As the FAA filed it
LANDED GEAR UP. DISTRACTED BY TALKING TO ANOTHER PILOT.
FAA incident report · Mooney M20C · Alamogordo, NM · May 10, 1998
- Date
- May 10, 1998 · 09:20 local
- Place
- Alamogordo, NM
- Airport
- Alamogordo-White Sands Regiona
- Phase of flight
- Touch And Go Landing
- Operating rules
- General operating rules (Part 91)
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Aircraft
- N7862V
- Reported as
- Mooney M20C
- People aboard
- 1
- Fatal injuries
- 0
- Pilot’s flight hours
- 200 total100 in this make and model25 in the last 90 days
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