20060127002409I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Mooney M20J · Smithfield, NC · January 27, 2006

Date: January 27, 2006 · 12:00 local
Place: Smithfield, NC
Airport: Johnston County Airport
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N5275T
Reported as: Mooney M20J
Reported engine: Lycoming IO360LYC*
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 840 total600 in this make and model30 in the last 90 days

N5275TRegistered now · Mooney M20JS/N 24-1676 Airframe modelMooney M20J Engine modelLycoming I0360 SER A&CReciprocating

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) Aircraft departed Johnston County Airport (jnx) for local flight. New/upgraded avionics had previously been installed and pilot was working with and familiarizing himself with the new equipment. After approximately a 25 minute flight the aircraft returned to jnx for landing. The aircraft touched down without the landing gear fully extended. The aircraft contacted the runway and slid to a stop with the landing gear up. The pilot (and only person on board) safely egressed the aircraft with no injuries.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AIRCRAFT DEPARTED JOHNSTON COUNTY AIRPORT (JNX) FOR LOCAL FLIGHT. NEW/UPGRADED AVIONICS HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN INSTALLED AND PILOT WAS WORKING WITH AND FAMILIARIZING HIMSELF WITH THE NEW EQUIPMENT. AFTER APPROXIMATELY A 25 MINUTE FLIGHT THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO JNX FOR LANDING. THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN WITHOUT THE LANDING GEAR FULLY EXTENDED. THE AIRCRAFT CONTACTED THE RUNWAY AND SLID TO A STOP WITH THE LANDING GEAR UP. THE PILOT (AND ONLY PERSON ON BOARD) SAFELY EGRESSED THE AIRCRAFT WITH NO INJURIES.