# Incident 20060524008559I: Mooney M20M, Westcliffe, CO, May 24, 2006

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 24, 2006, 17:58 local time
- Place: Westcliffe, CO
- Airport: Silver West
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.0133° N, 105.3743° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SILVER WEST (C08), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.0133&lon=-105.3743&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9120D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9120D) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20M (registry code 5870222, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20M
- Reported engine: LYC TIO540*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,075 total, 300 in this make and model, 93 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060524008559I

## Narrative

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

(-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.

- [Incident 20010201007149I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010201007149I), Feb 1, 2001: Mooney M20M (N9120D), Tehachapi, CA, Minor damage. (-23)It was a beauitful day, wind was about 15 knots out of the east, the aircraft made a good approach and touch down but the wheels were not down.

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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