20091111020349I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Mooney M20C · Edgewood, NM · November 11, 2009

Date
November 11, 2009 · 11:30 local
Place
Edgewood, NM
Airport
Sandia Airpark Estates East
Phase of flight
Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N6834V
Reported as
Mooney M20C
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
6,000 total200 in this make and model15 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.

Mr. Brewer stated that after he departed santa rosa (sxu), the cabin door became unlatched and he decided to land at Edgewood, NM (1N1) to close and properly latch the door. Because of the wind noise he didn't hear the gear warning horn and failed to extend the gear prior to landing resulting in a gear-up landing with minimum damage to the aircraft.

As the FAA filed it

MR. BREWER STATED THAT AFTER HE DEPARTED SANTA ROSA (SXU), THE CABIN DOOR BECAME UNLATCHED AND HE DECIDED TO LAND AT EDGEWOOD, NM (1N1) TO CLOSE AND PROPERLY LATCH THE DOOR. BECAUSE OF THE WIND NOISE HE DIDN'T HEAR THE GEAR WARNING HORN AND FAILED TO EXTEND THE GEAR PRIOR TO LANDING RESULTING IN A GEAR-UP LANDING WITH MINIMUM DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT.