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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Mooney M20A · Baldwin City, KS · May 27, 2001

Date: May 27, 2001 · 15:42 local
Place: Baldwin City, KS
Airport: Vinland Valley Aerodrome Airport
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N8344E
Reported as: Mooney M20A
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,130 total609 in this make and model2 in the last 90 days

N8344ERegistration cancelled Mar 30, 2018 · Mooney M20AS/N 1522 · Built 1959 Airframe modelMooney M20A Engine modelLycoming O&VO-360 seriesReciprocating

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.

(-23) While practicing patterns for a biennial flight review the pilot failed to perform his checklist and failed to extend the landing gear prior to touchdown on the turf landing strip. The pilot was alone during the flight and was the owner of the aircraft. Vinland valley Aerodrome (K64) is a sod strip located near the unincorporated community of Vinland, KS and is not used for commercial air travel.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) WHILE PRACTICING PATTERNS FOR A BIENNIAL FLIGHT REVIEW THE PILOT FAILED TO PERFORM HIS CHECKLIST AND FAILED TO EXTEND THE LANDING GEAR PRIOR TO TOUCHDOWN ON THE TURF LANDING STRIP. THE PILOT WAS ALONE DURING THE FLIGHT AND WAS THE OWNER OF THE AIRCRAFT. VINLAND VALLEY AERODROME (K64) IS A SOD STRIP LOCATED NEAR THE UNINCORPORATED COMMUNITY OF VINLAND, KS AND IS NOT USED FOR COMMERCIAL AIR TRAVEL.