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Incident · No damage

FAA incident report · Mooney M20C · Crystal River, FL · July 12, 2002

Date
July 12, 2002 · 18:15 local
Place
Crystal River, FL
Airport
Crystal River Airport
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
No damage
Aircraft
N9226V
Reported as
Mooney M20C
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
130 total62 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) The pilot of N9226V, a Mooney, M-20-C model, departed dunnellon county airport (X35) dunnellon, FL under visual meteorological conditions enroute to Crystal River, FL. There were no passengers on board this flight. The pilot stated he became distracted, failed to check gear down, and landed with the gear in the up position.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE PILOT OF N9226V, A MOONEY, M-20-C MODEL, DEPARTED DUNNELLON COUNTY AIRPORT (X35) DUNNELLON, FL UNDER VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS ENROUTE TO CRYSTAL RIVER, FL. THERE WERE NO PASSENGERS ON BOARD THIS FLIGHT. THE PILOT STATED HE BECAME DISTRACTED, FAILED TO CHECK GEAR DOWN, AND LANDED WITH THE GEAR IN THE UP POSITION.