# Incident 20020515014669I: Mooney M20J, Sanford, NC, May 15, 2002

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 15, 2002, 12:40 local time
- Place: Sanford, NC
- Airport: Sanford-Lee County Regional
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.4799° N, 79.1803° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sanford, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.4799&lon=-79.1803&mi=10
- Aircraft: N305FW, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N305FW) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20J (registry code 5870219, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 SER A&C (registry code 41511, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-ser-a-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20J
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 350 total, 30 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020515014669I

## Narrative

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

(-23) DURING A PHONE CONVERSATION WITH MR. ROHWEDER ON THE 17TH OF MAY, HE EXPLAINED THAT HE HAD DECIDED TO DO SOME NIGHT LANDINGS IN PREPARATION FOR A TRIP HE WOULD BE TAKING THAT WEEKEND. HE HAD DONE TWO TAKE OFFS AND LANDINGS FROM RWY 03, ON HIS SECOND LANDING HE ELECTED TO ROLL OUT TO THE END OF RWY 03 AND TAKE OFF RWY 21. HIS STATED INTENTION WAS TO GO OUT DO A 180 AND SHOOT THE ILS FOR 03 FOR HIS FINAL LANDING. WITH THE CHANGE IN ROUTINE AND THE ADDED ELEMENTS OF THE ILS, MR. ROHWEDER DID NOT COMPLETE HIS CHECKLIST AND DID NOT PUT THE LANDING GEAR DOWN. THE WIND WAS REPORTED AS CALM THAT NIGHT, AND THE RECOVERY CREW STATED THAT WHEN THE AIRCRAFT WAS PLACED ON JACKS AND THE GEAR SELECTOR WAS PUT IN THE DOWN POSITION THE LANDING GEAR OPERATED NORMALLY.

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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