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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Mooney M20J · Pontiac, MI · June 6, 2001

Date
June 6, 2001 · 14:00 local
Place
Pontiac, MI
Airport
Oakland-Pontiac
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N201UK
Reported as
Mooney M20J
Reported engine
Continental IO360*
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,400 total1,300 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days

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) A telephone interview with Mr. George cooper revealed, on June 06,2001 he filed an IFR flight with lansing, MI (lan) flight service for intention to fly Pontiac, MI (ptk) to lan airports. Upon departure from ptk he decided to cancel his flight plan via detroit center and do three landings at ptk. All departures and landings from ptk were on runway 9 left. On his third landing at ptk Mr. George cooper admitted that he forgot to put the gear down on base leg as he normally does every other flight. He then proceeded to land gear up at ptk at approximately 1400 local time. The aircraft sustained minor damage. A follow up call to Mr. Johnny johns mechanic at ptk for repairs required to this aircraft, revealed engine teardown, propeller, two antennas, three belly skins, and one circumfral former needing replacement. This is classified as an incident. privacy data omitted

As the FAA filed it

(-23) A TELEPHONE INTERVIEW WITH MR. GEORGE COOPER REVEALED, ON JUNE 06,2001 HE FILED AN IFR FLIGHT WITH LANSING, MI (LAN) FLIGHT SERVICE FOR INTENTION TO FLY PONTIAC, MI (PTK) TO LAN AIRPORTS. UPON DEPARTURE FROM PTK HE DECIDED TO CANCEL HIS FLIGHT PLAN VIA DETROIT CENTER AND DO THREE LANDINGS AT PTK. ALL DEPARTURES AND LANDINGS FROM PTK WERE ON RUNWAY 9 LEFT. ON HIS THIRD LANDING AT PTK MR. GEORGE COOPER ADMITTED THAT HE FORGOT TO PUT THE GEAR DOWN ON BASE LEG AS HE NORMALLY DOES EVERY OTHER FLIGHT. HE THEN PROCEEDED TO LAND GEAR UP AT PTK AT APPROXIMATELY 1400 LOCAL TIME. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE. A FOLLOW UP CALL TO MR. JOHNNY JOHNS MECHANIC AT PTK FOR REPAIRS REQUIRED TO THIS AIRCRAFT, REVEALED ENGINE TEARDOWN, PROPELLER, TWO ANTENNAS, THREE BELLY SKINS, AND ONE CIRCUMFRAL FORMER NEEDING REPLACEMENT. THIS IS CLASSIFIED AS AN INCIDENT. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^