20030411007369I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Mooney M20K · Point Lookout, MO · April 11, 2003

Date: April 11, 2003 · 16:15 local
Place: Point Lookout, MO
Airport: M Graham Clark Airport
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N231FB
Reported as: Mooney M20K
People aboard: 4
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 3,350 total45 in this make and model30 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) PIC cancelled IFR approximately 18 miles se plk. He continued inbound and entered a left base for runway 29; however, he neglected to extend the landing gear. According to the PIC, his daughter was screaming due to severe ear and sinus pain which distracted him. His headset and daughter's loud screaming precluded his hearing the aural gear warning horn. N231FB landed on runway 29 with the landing gear in the retracted position. The aircraft remained on the runway, and the occupants were able to egress without injury. After N231FB was removed from the runway, the airplane was lifted, battery power was applied, the gear warning horn sounded, and the landing gear was extended with the gear selector. This incident privacy data omitted is closed with this report.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PIC CANCELLED IFR APPROXIMATELY 18 MILES SE PLK. HE CONTINUED INBOUND AND ENTERED A LEFT BASE FOR RUNWAY 29; HOWEVER, HE NEGLECTED TO EXTEND THE LANDING GEAR. ACCORDING TO THE PIC, HIS DAUGHTER WAS SCREAMING DUE TO SEVERE EAR AND SINUS PAIN WHICH DISTRACTED HIM. HIS HEADSET AND DAUGHTER'S LOUD SCREAMING PRECLUDED HIS HEARING THE AURAL GEAR WARNING HORN. N231FB LANDED ON RUNWAY 29 WITH THE LANDING GEAR IN THE RETRACTED POSITION. THE AIRCRAFT REMAINED ON THE RUNWAY, AND THE OCCUPANTS WERE ABLE TO EGRESS WITHOUT INJURY. AFTER N231FB WAS REMOVED FROM THE RUNWAY, THE AIRPLANE WAS LIFTED, BATTERY POWER WAS APPLIED, THE GEAR WARNING HORN SOUNDED, AND THE LANDING GEAR WAS EXTENDED WITH THE GEAR SELECTOR. THIS INCIDENT ^PRIVACY DATA OMIT^ IS CLOSED WITH THIS REPORT.