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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Mooney M20M · Westcliffe, CO · May 24, 2006

Date
May 24, 2006 · 17:58 local
Place
Westcliffe, CO
Airport
Silver West
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N9120D
Reported as
Mooney M20M
Reported engine
Lycoming TIO540*
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,075 total300 in this make and model93 in the last 90 days

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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 aircraft departed buena vista, Colorado, (aej) at approximately 5:05 bound for Westcliffe, CO (C08). The aircraft arrived at C08 at approximately 5:30 pm and started the landing checklist 10 miles north of the airport. The pilot discontinued the checklist before "lower wheels" to observe the airport windsock and placed the checklist on the glareshield. The pilot did not complete the checklist resulting in a gear-up landing. The pilot was the only person on board and was not injured. The aircraft sustained minor damage consisting of propeller strike and belly scrapes.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED BUENA VISTA, COLORADO, (AEJ) AT APPROXIMATELY 5:05 BOUND FOR WESTCLIFFE, CO (C08). THE AIRCRAFT ARRIVED AT C08 AT APPROXIMATELY 5:30 PM AND STARTED THE LANDING CHECKLIST 10 MILES NORTH OF THE AIRPORT. THE PILOT DISCONTINUED THE CHECKLIST BEFORE "LOWER WHEELS" TO OBSERVE THE AIRPORT WINDSOCK AND PLACED THE CHECKLIST ON THE GLARESHIELD. THE PILOT DID NOT COMPLETE THE CHECKLIST RESULTING IN A GEAR-UP LANDING. THE PILOT WAS THE ONLY PERSON ON BOARD AND WAS NOT INJURED. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE CONSISTING OF PROPELLER STRIKE AND BELLY SCRAPES.

Other reports on N9120D · 1

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