19990220017859I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Mooney M20D · Fort Smith, AR · February 20, 1999

Date
February 20, 1999 · 20:21 local
Place
Fort Smith, AR
Airport
Fort Smith Municipal
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N6786U
Reported as
Mooney M20D
Reported engine
Lycoming O360*
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,600 total

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.

(-5) N6786U was cleared to land fsm. Pilot indicated he forgot to lower gear and aircraft landed gear up. Aircraft sustained minor damage. No injuries were sustained. Pilot was counselled by safety program manager, jarrett mcfarlin.

As the FAA filed it

(-5) N6786U WAS CLEARED TO LAND FSM. PILOT INDICATED HE FORGOT TO LOWER GEAR AND AIRCRAFT LANDED GEAR UP. AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE. NO INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED. PILOT WAS COUNSELLED BY SAFETY PROGRAM MANAGER, JARRETT MCFARLIN.