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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Mooney M20E · Saint George, UT · December 13, 2010

Date
December 13, 2010 · 12:30 local
Place
Saint George, UT
Airport
Saint George
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N1206X
Reported as
Mooney M20E
Reported engine
Lycoming I0360 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
500 total45 in this make and model10 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 had been conducting practice touch and go manuevers at sgu. During the 6th manuever he failed to extend the landing gear. He stated that during this operation a Cessna entered the pattern which distracted him somewhat because of spacing issues. He altered his pattern and normal pre-landing flow and apparently thought he had lowered the gear but it is obvious he failed to do so.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT HAD BEEN CONDUCTING PRACTICE TOUCH AND GO MANUEVERS AT SGU. DURING THE 6TH MANUEVER HE FAILED TO EXTEND THE LANDING GEAR. HE STATED THAT DURING THIS OPERATION A CESSNA ENTERED THE PATTERN WHICH DISTRACTED HIM SOMEWHAT BECAUSE OF SPACING ISSUES. HE ALTERED HIS PATTERN AND NORMAL PRE-LANDING FLOW AND APPARENTLY THOUGHT HE HAD LOWERED THE GEAR BUT IT IS OBVIOUS HE FAILED TO DO SO.