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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Mooney M20M · Canon, GA · August 16, 2008

Date: August 16, 2008 · 20:20 local
Place: Canon, GA
Airport: Franklin County
Phase of flight: Landing
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N322TM
Reported as: Mooney M20M
Reported engine: Lycoming TIO540*
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 3,300 total400 in this make and model50 in the last 90 days

N322TMRegistered now · Mooney M20MS/N 27-0084 · Built 1991 Airframe modelMooney M20M Engine modelLycoming TI0-540 seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) On approach to Franklin County Airport (18A), incident aircraft was on a long final for runway 08. Incident pilot stated he selected gear down, and deployed the speed brakes in preparation for landing. A Cessna called 3 miles out, with intentions to over fly the airport. Incident pilot stated he selected gear up and retracted the speed brakes. Incident pilot scanned for the Cessna, Cessna pilot indicated he would extend his down wind, and for pilot to continue inbound. At this point incident pilot redeployed the speed brakes and went to 10 degrees of flaps, made a power adjustment and placed the checklist in the front passengers seat. At touch down pilot realized he had failed to lower the landing gear.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON APPROACH TO FRANKLIN COUNTY AIRPORT (18A), INCIDENT AIRCRAFT WAS ON A LONG FINAL FOR RUNWAY 08. INCIDENT PILOT STATED HE SELECTED GEAR DOWN, AND DEPLOYED THE SPEED BRAKES IN PREPARATION FOR LANDING. A CESSNA CALLED 3 MILES OUT, WITH INTENTIONS TO OVER FLY THE AIRPORT. INCIDENT PILOT STATED HE SELECTED GEAR UP AND RETRACTED THE SPEED BRAKES. INCIDENT PILOT SCANNED FOR THE CESSNA, CESSNA PILOT INDICATED HE WOULD EXTEND HIS DOWN WIND, AND FOR PILOT TO CONTINUE INBOUND. AT THIS POINT INCIDENT PILOT REDEPLOYED THE SPEED BRAKES AND WENT TO 10 DEGREES OF FLAPS, MADE A POWER ADJUSTMENT AND PLACED THE CHECKLIST IN THE FRONT PASSENGERS SEAT. AT TOUCH DOWN PILOT REALIZED HE HAD FAILED TO LOWER THE LANDING GEAR.