20091222052759I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Mooney M20J · Rome, GA · December 22, 2009

Date: December 22, 2009 · 19:45 local
Place: Rome, GA
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N4014H
Reported as: Mooney M20J
Reported engine: Lycoming I0360 SER A&C
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 0 total0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

N4014HRegistered now · Mooney M20JS/N 24-1015 · Built 1980 Airframe modelMooney M20J Engine modelLycoming I0360 SER A&CReciprocating

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What happened

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At Rome ga. (Krmg) on December 22, 2009 @ 2045 local time, pilot was performing takeoff and landings for his night proficiency check during the evening hours, he had completed his first takeoff and landing, and the pilot had taken off for his second landing, he was in his second sequence for landing and felt he was too fast, he then retarded the throttle, the aircraft was near the ground, and that is when the pilot heard the landing gear extend warning horn sound, and it was too late, he landed gear up.

As the FAA filed it

AT ROME GA. (KRMG) ON DECEMBER 22, 2009 @ 2045 LOCAL TIME, PILOT WAS PERFORMING TAKEOFF AND LANDINGS FOR HIS NIGHT PROFICIENCY CHECK DURING THE EVENING HOURS, HE HAD COMPLETED HIS FIRST TAKEOFF AND LANDING, AND THE PILOT HAD TAKEN OFF FOR HIS SECOND LANDING, HE WAS IN HIS SECOND SEQUENCE FOR LANDING AND FELT HE WAS TOO FAST, HE THEN RETARDED THE THROTTLE, THE AIRCRAFT WAS NEAR THE GROUND, AND THAT IS WHEN THE PILOT HEARD THE LANDING GEAR EXTEND WARNING HORN SOUND, AND IT WAS TOO LATE, HE LANDED GEAR UP.