20061206025779I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Mooney M20K · Palm Springs, CA · December 6, 2006

Date
December 6, 2006 · 13:52 local
Place
Palm Springs, CA
Airport
Palm Springs Regional Airport
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N231CA
Reported as
Mooney M20K
Reported engine
Continental TSIO360*
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,500 total600 in this make and model6 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) When asked what happened, pilot stated that he forgot to put the gear down. He stated that he used the mental checklist "g-u-m-p" but still forgot the gear. Pilot stated that Palm Springs tower issued warning, go around, go around, but it was too late to salvage the landing.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) WHEN ASKED WHAT HAPPENED, PILOT STATED THAT HE FORGOT TO PUT THE GEAR DOWN. HE STATED THAT HE USED THE MENTAL CHECKLIST "G-U-M-P" BUT STILL FORGOT THE GEAR. PILOT STATED THAT PALM SPRINGS TOWER ISSUED WARNING, GO AROUND, GO AROUND, BUT IT WAS TOO LATE TO SALVAGE THE LANDING.