# Incident 19981102040199I: Mooney M20K, Rochester, NY, November 2, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 2, 1998, 11:20 local time
- Place: Rochester, NY
- Airport: Greater Rochester Internationa
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.1548° N, 77.6156° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rochester, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.1548&lon=-77.6156&mi=10
- Aircraft: N252AE, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N252AE-2007-12-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20K (registry code 5870220, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-360 series (registry code 17019, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20K
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO360*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 600 total, 100 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981102040199I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-5)ON 11/2/98 AT 11:30, ROBERT F. SYKES, PILOT OF MOONEY N252AE, STATED THAT HE FORGOT TO PUT THE LANDING GEAR DOWN AT THE ROCHESTER INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. HE STATED THAT HE WAS MAKING SURE THAT THE AUTOPILOT WAS GOING TO COUPLE WITH THE ILS AND WAS DISTRACTED.  WHEN HE REALIZED THAT THE GEAR WAS NOT DOWN IT WAS TOO LATE.  THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST OFF THE CENTER LINE OF RUNWAY 28 ABOUT 150 FEET WEST OF TAXIWAY BRAVO.  THIS INCIDENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.

## Other reports on N252AE (2)

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

- [Incident 19950421012469I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950421012469I), Apr 21, 1995: Mooney M20K (N252AE), Cleveland, OH, Minor damage. Became aware too low for runway. Added power. Engine failed respond. Landed three feet short in mud.
- [Incident 19931208048759I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931208048759I), Dec 8, 1993: Mooney M20K (N252AE), Penn Yan, NY. Lost electronics and communictions en route. Landed at destination. Found a defective battery.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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