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FAA incident report · Mooney M20M · Monett, MO · May 21, 2010

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Date
May 21, 2010 · 09:40 local
Place
Monett, MO
Phase of flight
Landing: Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N2213N
Reported as
Mooney M20M
Reported engine
Lycoming TI0-540 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
1,060 total800 in this make and model5 in the last 90 days
N2213NRegistered now · Mooney M20MS/N 27-0284 · Built 2000Airframe modelMooney M20MEngine modelLycoming TI0-540 seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

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

The aircraft was on an IFR flight plan when the pilot established a GPS approach to runway 18 at Monett municipal airport (khfj), Monett, MO. During descent out of the clouds, the pilot encountered a flock of geese in his path. The aircraft did not strike any geese, but the pilot became distracted and neglected to lower the landing gear in preparation for landing. The aircraft landed on runway 18 with the landing gear still retracted.

As the FAA filed it

THE AIRCRAFT WAS ON AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN WHEN THE PILOT ESTABLISHED A GPS APPROACH TO RUNWAY 18 AT MONETT MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (KHFJ), MONETT, MO. DURING DESCENT OUT OF THE CLOUDS, THE PILOT ENCOUNTERED A FLOCK OF GEESE IN HIS PATH. THE AIRCRAFT DID NOT STRIKE ANY GEESE, BUT THE PILOT BECAME DISTRACTED AND NEGLECTED TO LOWER THE LANDING GEAR IN PREPARATION FOR LANDING. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED ON RUNWAY 18 WITH THE LANDING GEAR STILL RETRACTED.