# Accident 20081111852269A: Mooney M20E, San Antonio, TX, November 11, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 11, 2008, 10:00 local time
- Place: San Antonio, TX
- Airport: San Geronimo Airpark
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.5061° N, 98.7922° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.5061&lon=-98.7922&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1264X, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1264X) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20E (registry code 5870212, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20E
- Reported engine: CONT IO360*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 125 total, 14 in this make and model, 14 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN09CA058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09CA058) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20081111852269A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT DEPARTED THE AIRPORT FOR A CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT.  ONCE AIRBORNE, THE PILOT FOUND THE CLOUD CEILINGS LOWER THAN FORECASTED AND RETURNED TO THE DEPARTURE AIRPORT.  THE PILOT THEN LANDED WITH THE GEAR IN THE RETRACTED POSITION.  THE PILOT STATED HE FAILED TO TAKE CORRECTIVE ACTION WHEN THE GEAR WARNING SIGNAL WAS ACTIVE.

## 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 CEN09CA058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09CA058), Nov 11, 2008: Mooney M20E (N1264X), San Antonio, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the pilot to lower the gear before landing. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's failure to complete the before landing checklist.

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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