20051222030519I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Mooney M20J · Chino, CA · December 22, 2005

Date
December 22, 2005 · 17:40 local
Place
Chino, CA
Airport
Chino Airport
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N201RA
Reported as
Mooney M20J
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
670 total20 in this make and model15 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

(-23) On December 22, 2005, at approximately 1740 pacific standard time, a Mooney 20J, N201RA, made a gear up landing at Chino Airport, Chino California. The airplane, which sustained minor damage, was operated by the owner/pilot. The commercial pilot, the sole occupant, sustained no injuries. The personal flight operating under 14 CFR part 91 of the federal aviation regulations originated at Chino, California, at approximately 1730 pacific standard time, and was destined for whiteman airport. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed in the incident area, and no flight plan had been filed. The pilot stated that shortly after takeoff, during climb, he noticed the oil pressure dropping off and the oil and cylinder head temperature rising. He contacted the tower, informed them of the situation and returned to the airport. He stated that during the landing, due to his monitoring of the engine parameters and being unfamiliar with the airport he just plain forgot to put the gear down.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON DECEMBER 22, 2005, AT APPROXIMATELY 1740 PACIFIC STANDARD TIME, A MOONEY 20J, N201RA, MADE A GEAR UP LANDING AT CHINO AIRPORT, CHINO CALIFORNIA. THE AIRPLANE, WHICH SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE, WAS OPERATED BY THE OWNER/PILOT. THE COMMERCIAL PILOT, THE SOLE OCCUPANT, SUSTAINED NO INJURIES. THE PERSONAL FLIGHT OPERATING UNDER 14 CFR PART 91 OF THE FEDERAL AVIATION REGULATIONS ORIGINATED AT CHINO, CALIFORNIA, AT APPROXIMATELY 1730 PACIFIC STANDARD TIME, AND WAS DESTINED FOR WHITEMAN AIRPORT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED IN THE INCIDENT AREA, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED. THE PILOT STATED THAT SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF, DURING CLIMB, HE NOTICED THE OIL PRESSURE DROPPING OFF AND THE OIL AND CYLINDER HEAD TEMPERATURE RISING. HE CONTACTED THE TOWER, INFORMED THEM OF THE SITUATION AND RETURNED TO THE AIRPORT. HE STATED THAT DURING THE LANDING, DUE TO HIS MONITORING OF THE ENGINE PARAMETERS AND BEING UNFAMILIAR WITH THE AIRPORT HE JUST PLAIN FORGOT TO PUT THE GEAR DOWN.