# Incident 20051215031249I: Mooney M20C, Ruston, LA, December 15, 2005

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 15, 2005, 12:56 local time
- Place: Ruston, LA
- Airport: Ruston Municipal Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.5132° N, 92.5884° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at RUSTON RGNL (RSN), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.5132&lon=-92.5884&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2733W, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2733W) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20C (registry code 5870208, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20C
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 12,839 total, 26 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20051215031249I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON THE DAY OF THE INCIDENT, THE PILOT IN COMMAND (APPLICANT) WAS BEING EVALUATED FOR AN INSTRUMENT RATING ON HIS COMMERCIAL LICENSE. WHILE CONDUCTING A GPS APPROACH TO RUNWAY 36 AT RUSTON, LA, WITH THE AIRCRAFT CONFIGURED FOR LANDING, THE PILOT DECIDED TO EXECUTE A MISSED APPROACH PROCEDURE PREMATURELY (I.E. BEFORE REACHING THE DESIRED MAP). AT THAT POINT, THE INSTRUMENT EXAMINER TOLD THE PILOT TO STAY UNDER THE HOOD. THE PILOT REPLACED THE HOOD, WAS OBSERVED TO MOVE THE GEAR HANDLE DOWNWARD, AND CONTINUED THE APPROACH FOR LANDING. A VISUAL LANDING SEQUENCE FOLLOWED BUT THE PILOT FAILED TO VISUALLY CHECK THE GEAR INDICATOR LIGHT (TO ENSURE THE GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED) AND LANDED THE AIRPLANE IN THE GEAR UP CONFIGURATION.

## Other reports on N2733W (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20110806016439I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110806016439I), Aug 6, 2011: Mooney M20C (N2733W), Arkadelphia, AR, Minor damage. On August 6, 2011, approximately 2040 local a 1966 Mooney MC20, N2733W, serial number 3341, was executing touch and gos at Dexter b. Florence memorial field…
- [Incident 20030919026209I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030919026209I), Sep 19, 2003: Mooney M20C (N2733W), Monroe, LA, Minor damage. (-23) Aircraft landed safely with gear up.

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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