# Incident 20000818024019I: Mooney M20J, Fredricksburg, TX, August 18, 2000

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 18, 2000, 14:15 local time
- Place: Fredricksburg, TX
- Airport: Gillespie County Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.2432° N, 98.9092° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at GILLESPIE COUNTY (T82), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.2432&lon=-98.9092&mi=10
- Aircraft: N201FD, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N201FD-2019-05-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20J (registry code 5870219, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20J
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 160 total, 32 in this make and model, 32 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000818024019I

## Narrative

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

(-23)ON AUGUST 18, 2000, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED, HOLDER OF PRIVATE PILOT CERTIFICATE, ^PRIVACY DATA OMI^, WAS THE SOLE OCCUPANT OF A MOONEY AIRCRAFT, N201FD, MODEL 20-J. HE WAS RETURNING FROM A CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT FROM KERRVILLE, TX. TO DEVINE, TX. AND THE FINAL LEG INTO FREDERICKSBURG, TX. (GILLESPIE COUNTY AIRPORT).  AT APPROXIMATELY 1615L ^PRIVACY DAT^ ENTERED THE TRAFFIC PATTERN,FOR RUNWAY 14, AT GILLESPIE COUNTY AIRPORT WHERE HE FOUND HIMSELF FAST AND THE ONLY AIRCRAFT IN THE PATTERN.  THE WEATHER WAS CLEAR WITH UNRESTRICTED VISIBILITY, AND A LIGHT BREEZE FROM THE SOUTH EAST AT APPROXIMATELY 4 TO 5 MILES PER HOUR.  IN A STATEMENT ^PRIVACY DAT^ STATED THAT "HE HAD BEEN WORKING SO HARD TO MAKE A GOOD APPROACH AND LANDING AND DID NOT REMEMBER THAT HIS SPEED WAS LOW ENOUGH TO LOWER THE LANDING GEAR."  HE HAD TOTALLY FORGOTTEN ABOUT THE GEAR STILL BEING UP.  HE ALSO STATED "THAT WHEN HE CUT THE THROTTLE THE HORN WENT OFF."  "HIS EYES WERE FIXED ON THE RUNWAY AHEAD AND HE COMPLETELY FORGOT ABOUT THE LANDING GEAR."  ^PRIVACY DATA OMIT^.

## Other reports on N201FD (3)

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

- [Accident 20180619008239A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180619008239A), Jun 19, 2018: Mooney M20J (N201FD), Monroe, NC, Substantial damage. According to the pilot. He had completed the ILS rwy 5 instrument approach procedure at eqy to near decision altitude and initiated the missed approach. With a…
- [Accident 20090706011599A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090706011599A), Jul 6, 2009: Mooney M20J (N201FD), Midland, TX, Substantial damage. (-23) On July 6, 2009 at approximately 1540CDT, the pilot of N201FD, a Mooney M20J, during a flight from san angelo, Texas (sjt), executed a gear up landing on…
- [Incident 19810618045329I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810618045329I), Jun 18, 1981: Mooney M20J (N201FD), Mena, AR, Minor damage. Engine lost power after lift off. Found water in fuel. Pilot had drained sumps. Water found in fuel previous day.

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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