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) On July 6, 2009 at approximately 1540CDT, the pilot of N201FD, a Mooney M20J, during a flight from san angelo, Texas (sjt), executed a gear up landing on runway 34 at Midland Airpark (mdd) in Midland, Texas. The aircraft slid for approximately 900 feet before exiting the left side the runway. There was evidence of a small brush fire under the left wing sparked by contact with the runway light when the aircraft exited the runway. Damage was limited to the propeller, the underside longeron, and ribs. When the aircraft was raised, the gear extended and locked normally. There were no injuries.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON JULY 6, 2009 AT APPROXIMATELY 1540CDT, THE PILOT OF N201FD, A MOONEY M20J, DURING A FLIGHT FROM SAN ANGELO, TEXAS (SJT), EXECUTED A GEAR UP LANDING ON RUNWAY 34 AT MIDLAND AIRPARK (MDD) IN MIDLAND, TEXAS. THE AIRCRAFT SLID FOR APPROXIMATELY 900 FEET BEFORE EXITING THE LEFT SIDE THE RUNWAY. THERE WAS EVIDENCE OF A SMALL BRUSH FIRE UNDER THE LEFT WING SPARKED BY CONTACT WITH THE RUNWAY LIGHT WHEN THE AIRCRAFT EXITED THE RUNWAY. DAMAGE WAS LIMITED TO THE PROPELLER, THE UNDERSIDE LONGERON, AND RIBS. WHEN THE AIRCRAFT WAS RAISED, THE GEAR EXTENDED AND LOCKED NORMALLY. THERE WERE NO INJURIES.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.