# Incident 20100508034009I: Mooney M20C, Zephyrhills, FL, May 8, 2010

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 8, 2010, 12:00 local time
- Place: Zephyrhills, FL
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.2407° N, 82.1790° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Zephyrhills, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.2407&lon=-82.1790&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5549Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5549Q-2018-03-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20C (registry code 5870208, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20C
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100508034009I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

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.

- [Accident 20000724011269A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000724011269A), Jul 24, 2000: Mooney M20C (N5549Q), Erie, CO, No damage. (-23) Aircraft was landing runway 33 at tri county airpot (48V) and the pilot neglected to extend the landing gear. The aircraft contacted the runway with the…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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