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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Mooney M20C · Zephyrhills, FL · May 8, 2010

Date
May 8, 2010 · 12:00 local
Place
Zephyrhills, FL
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N5549Q
Reported as
Mooney M20C
Reported engine
Lycoming O&VO-360 series
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

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

On may 08, 2010, at 1200 eastern daylight time, a Mooney M-20C, N5549Q, experienced a gear up landing at the zepherhills municipal airport, in zepherhills, Florida. The flight was conducted as a personal flight under the provisions of title 14 of the code of federal regulations (14 CFR) part 91 with no flight plan filed. Visual weather conditions prevailed at the time of the incident. The aircraft sustained minor damage. The pilot did not receive any injuries. The pilot reported that while in the pattern he was cut off by an experimental aircraft and became distracted. Therefore, he forgot to lower the gear, prior to touch down. An on-site investigation confirmed minor skin damage to the aircraft at the under belly, under the right wing, and to the marker antenna under the tail.

As the FAA filed it

ON MAY 08, 2010, AT 1200 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A MOONEY M-20C, N5549Q, EXPERIENCED A GEAR UP LANDING AT THE ZEPHERHILLS MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, IN ZEPHERHILLS, FLORIDA. THE FLIGHT WAS CONDUCTED AS A PERSONAL FLIGHT UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF TITLE 14 OF THE CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS (14 CFR) PART 91 WITH NO FLIGHT PLAN FILED. VISUAL WEATHER CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE. THE PILOT DID NOT RECEIVE ANY INJURIES. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT WHILE IN THE PATTERN HE WAS CUT OFF BY AN EXPERIMENTAL AIRCRAFT AND BECAME DISTRACTED. THEREFORE, HE FORGOT TO LOWER THE GEAR, PRIOR TO TOUCH DOWN. AN ON-SITE INVESTIGATION CONFIRMED MINOR SKIN DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT AT THE UNDER BELLY, UNDER THE RIGHT WING, AND TO THE MARKER ANTENNA UNDER THE TAIL.

Other reports on N5549Q · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.