20031217032949I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Mooney M20E · Newport, RI · December 17, 2003

Date: December 17, 2003 · 09:40 local
Place: Newport, RI
Airport: Newport State Airport
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N9308M
Reported as: Mooney M20E
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 40 in this make and model

N9308MRegistered now · Mooney M20ES/N 1241 · Built 1966 Airframe modelMooney M20E Engine modelLycoming I0360 seriesReciprocating

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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 reported a normal final approach to runway 16 at Newport State Airport. He stated that he was unaware that he had forgotten to select gear down until heard the sound of the propeller striking the runway pavement, followed by the scraping of the aircraft belly skin. The aircraft slid along the runway centerline and came to rest approximately 10 feet to the left of the centerline and about 800 feet from the approach end of runway 16.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE PILOT REPORTED A NORMAL FINAL APPROACH TO RUNWAY 16 AT NEWPORT STATE AIRPORT. HE STATED THAT HE WAS UNAWARE THAT HE HAD FORGOTTEN TO SELECT GEAR DOWN UNTIL HEARD THE SOUND OF THE PROPELLER STRIKING THE RUNWAY PAVEMENT, FOLLOWED BY THE SCRAPING OF THE AIRCRAFT BELLY SKIN. THE AIRCRAFT SLID ALONG THE RUNWAY CENTERLINE AND CAME TO REST APPROXIMATELY 10 FEET TO THE LEFT OF THE CENTERLINE AND ABOUT 800 FEET FROM THE APPROACH END OF RUNWAY 16.