# Accident 20080724841069A: Mooney M20K, Chehalis, WA, July 24, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 24, 2008, 18:30 local time
- Place: Chehalis, WA
- Airport: Chehalis-Centralia
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.6769° N, 122.9828° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.6769&lon=-122.9828&mi=10
- Aircraft: N252MX, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N252MX) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20K (registry code 5870220, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-360 series (registry code 17019, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20K
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO360*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,300 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX08CA247](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX08CA247) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080724841069A

## Narrative

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

(-23)ON JULY 24,2008, PILOT-IN-COMMAND OF MOONEY M20K, WITH AIRCRAFT REGISTRATION N252MX LANDED AT CHEHALIS AIRPORT ON RUNWAY 34 WITH LANDING GEARS NOT EXTENDED CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE UNDERCARRIAGE AND AFT CONTROL SURFACE OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE PILOT ADMITTED THAT HE FORGOT TO EXTEND THE LANDING GEAR.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB LAX08CA247](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX08CA247), Jul 24, 2008: Mooney M20K (N252MX), Chehalis, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to lower the landing gear, resulting in a gear up landing.

## Other reports on N252MX (1)

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

- [Incident 19861030077639I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861030077639I), Oct 30, 1986: Mooney M20K (N252MX), Amarillo, TX, Minor damage. Landed long during IFR approach, unable to stop before running off end of runway.

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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