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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Mooney M20F · Modesto, CA · September 23, 1998

Date: September 23, 1998 · 19:22 local
Place: Modesto, CA
Airport: Modesto City-County Airport-Har
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N294KS
Reported as: Mooney M20F
Reported engine: Continental IO550*
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 3,500 total275 in this make and model

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What happened

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

(-5) On September 23, 1998 at 1922 PDT, michael d. fountaine was the pilot in command of Mooney M20F, N294KS while practicing touch and go landings at Modesto city county airport landed on runway 28R with the landing gear in the retracted position. The aircraft sustained minor damage to the propeller and engine and no injury was reported by the sole occupant, Mr. Fountaine. VFR flight conditions prevailed at the time and the weather was not a factor. Mr. Fountaine stated that he just forgot to put it down and did not hear the warning horn, yet it functioned normally after the accident.

As the FAA filed it

(-5) ON SEPTEMBER 23, 1998 AT 1922 PDT, MICHAEL D. FOUNTAINE WAS THE PILOT IN COMMAND OF MOONEY M20F, N294KS WHILE PRACTICING TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS AT MODESTO CITY COUNTY AIRPORT LANDED ON RUNWAY 28R WITH THE LANDING GEAR IN THE RETRACTED POSITION. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER AND ENGINE AND NO INJURY WAS REPORTED BY THE SOLE OCCUPANT, MR. FOUNTAINE. VFR FLIGHT CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND THE WEATHER WAS NOT A FACTOR. MR. FOUNTAINE STATED THAT HE JUST FORGOT TO PUT IT DOWN AND DID NOT HEAR THE WARNING HORN, YET IT FUNCTIONED NORMALLY AFTER THE ACCIDENT.