20020406014699I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Mooney M20C · Lakeland, FL · April 6, 2002

Date
April 6, 2002 · 14:00 local
Place
Lakeland, FL
Airport
Lakeland Regional Airport
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N444DJ
Reported as
Mooney M20C
Reported engine
Lycoming O360*
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,200 total250 in this make and model50 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) On 04-06-2002, Mooney, N444DJ, was preparing to land on runway nine left at Lakeland linder regional airport, Lakeland, Florida, for the purpose of attending the sun 'n fun fly-in. ATC directed N444DJ to go around, due to traffic on the runway. The pilot of N444DJ performed the go around, to include retracting the landing gear. ATC directed 444DJ to change to runway nine right and to switch frequencies. The pilot of N444DJ switched frequencies, and was instructed to sequence in between two warbirds, and to keep his speed up. The pilot of N444DJ complied with the instruction from ATC, but with the various distractions, failed to put the landing gear back down. The aircraft landed gear up, causing minor damage, and no one aboard the aircraft was injured.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON 04-06-2002, MOONEY, N444DJ, WAS PREPARING TO LAND ON RUNWAY NINE LEFT AT LAKELAND LINDER REGIONAL AIRPORT, LAKELAND, FLORIDA, FOR THE PURPOSE OF ATTENDING THE SUN 'N FUN FLY-IN. ATC DIRECTED N444DJ TO GO AROUND, DUE TO TRAFFIC ON THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT OF N444DJ PERFORMED THE GO AROUND, TO INCLUDE RETRACTING THE LANDING GEAR. ATC DIRECTED 444DJ TO CHANGE TO RUNWAY NINE RIGHT AND TO SWITCH FREQUENCIES. THE PILOT OF N444DJ SWITCHED FREQUENCIES, AND WAS INSTRUCTED TO SEQUENCE IN BETWEEN TWO WARBIRDS, AND TO KEEP HIS SPEED UP. THE PILOT OF N444DJ COMPLIED WITH THE INSTRUCTION FROM ATC, BUT WITH THE VARIOUS DISTRACTIONS, FAILED TO PUT THE LANDING GEAR BACK DOWN. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED GEAR UP, CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE, AND NO ONE ABOARD THE AIRCRAFT WAS INJURED.