# Incident 20040225010649I: Mooney M20K, San Antonio, TX, February 25, 2004

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 25, 2004, 14:00 local time
- Place: San Antonio, TX
- Airport: San Antonio International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.5340° N, 98.4691° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SAN ANTONIO INTL (SAT), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.5340&lon=-98.4691&mi=10
- Aircraft: N252AV, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N252AV) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20K (registry code 5870220, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-360 series (registry code 17019, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20K
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 600 total, 110 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040225010649I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON FEBRUARY 25, 2004, AT APPROXIMATELY 1400 HOURS, A MOONEY-20-K OWNED AND OPERATED BY PAUL KORTOPATES OF SAN DIEGO, CA, LANDED GEAR UP ON RUNWAY 30R AT SAN ANTONIO AIRPORT. THE PILOT NEGLECTED TO PUT THE GEAR HANDLE DOWN AFTER PERFORMING A MAINTENANCE CHECK FLIGHT. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED IN SAT AND VFR CONDITIONS PREVAILED. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE. THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^

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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