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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Mooney M20J · Warwick, NY · April 24, 2010

Date
April 24, 2010 · 16:00 local
Place
Warwick, NY
Airport
Warwick
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N201NZ
Reported as
Mooney M20J
Reported engine
Lycoming I0360 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
1,600 total600 in this make and model1 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.

Pilot stated after departure he was distracted by the sun glare in his eyes and geese in the vicinity of the runway on take off. He decided to remain in the pattern and land, but admittedly, inadvertantly landed gear up. He felt that he was distracted, but had no other explaination for failing to extend the gear.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT STATED AFTER DEPARTURE HE WAS DISTRACTED BY THE SUN GLARE IN HIS EYES AND GEESE IN THE VICINITY OF THE RUNWAY ON TAKE OFF. HE DECIDED TO REMAIN IN THE PATTERN AND LAND, BUT ADMITTEDLY, INADVERTANTLY LANDED GEAR UP. HE FELT THAT HE WAS DISTRACTED, BUT HAD NO OTHER EXPLAINATION FOR FAILING TO EXTEND THE GEAR.