19991025030169I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Mooney M20J · Easton, MD · October 25, 1999

Date: October 25, 1999 · 20:30 local
Place: Easton, MD
Airport: Easton Municipal Airport
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N201YN
Reported as: Mooney M20J
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,560 total400 in this make and model46 in the last 90 days

N201YNRegistered now · Mooney M20JS/N 24-0491 · Built 1978 Airframe modelMooney M20J Engine modelLycoming I0360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

(-23) The flight instructor/commercial pilot was conducting a flight review to a private pilot. They conducted a visual (no view limiting device) GPS approach to runway 22 at Easton airport. On the procedure turn, the flight instructor observed the private extend the landing gear. On short final to runway 22, the flight instructor checked to see that the gear was down and then told the private pilot that he (the private pilot) could do a full stop landing or a touch and go landing. The private pilot stated that he was confused as to what the intentions of the flight instructor were and that he executed a go-around procedure lifting the nose, and retracting the landing gear and flaps. The flight instructor reported that he reduced the throttle and stated to the private pilot, "simulated loss of power." The flight instructor reported that he failed to check the gear. The airplane touched down on runway 22 with the gear retracted.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR/COMMERCIAL PILOT WAS CONDUCTING A FLIGHT REVIEW TO A PRIVATE PILOT. THEY CONDUCTED A VISUAL (NO VIEW LIMITING DEVICE) GPS APPROACH TO RUNWAY 22 AT EASTON AIRPORT. ON THE PROCEDURE TURN, THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR OBSERVED THE PRIVATE EXTEND THE LANDING GEAR. ON SHORT FINAL TO RUNWAY 22, THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR CHECKED TO SEE THAT THE GEAR WAS DOWN AND THEN TOLD THE PRIVATE PILOT THAT HE (THE PRIVATE PILOT) COULD DO A FULL STOP LANDING OR A TOUCH AND GO LANDING. THE PRIVATE PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS CONFUSED AS TO WHAT THE INTENTIONS OF THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR WERE AND THAT HE EXECUTED A GO-AROUND PROCEDURE LIFTING THE NOSE, AND RETRACTING THE LANDING GEAR AND FLAPS. THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR REPORTED THAT HE REDUCED THE THROTTLE AND STATED TO THE PRIVATE PILOT, "SIMULATED LOSS OF POWER." THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR REPORTED THAT HE FAILED TO CHECK THE GEAR. THE AIRPLANE TOUCHED DOWN ON RUNWAY 22 WITH THE GEAR RETRACTED.

Other reports on N201YN · 1

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

Incident 19890511028569IRoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Fort Pierce, FLGear was down and showed locked. Gear collapsed on rollout. No mechanical malfunction found.May 11, 1989 · Minor damage