# Incident 20101231053979I: Mooney M20F, December 31, 2010

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 31, 2010, 13:30 local time
- Airport: Placerville
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N311LB, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N311LB) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20F (registry code 5870214, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20F
- Reported engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 93 total, 74 in this make and model, 31 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20101231053979I

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT WAS ON AN INSTRUCTOR APPROVED SOLO FLIGHT. HE PRACTICED TAKEOFFS AND LANDINGS. DURING THIS PATTERN HE INTENDED TO PRACTICE AN ENGINE OUT APPROACH AND LANDING. HE LOWERED THE GEAR MIDFIELD AND SUBSEQUENTLY REDUCED POWER TO IDLE. ON SHORT FINAL HE REALIZED THAT HE WAS LOW. THROUGH PREVIOUS DISCUSSIONS WITH HIS INSTRUCTOR HE REMEMBERED HIM SAYING THAT A GEAR RETRACTION COULD IMPROVE THE GLIDING DISTANCE AND REDUCE THE SINK RATE. THE STUDENT THEN RETRACTED THE LANDING GEAR. HE FORGOT TO LOWER THE GEAR AGAIN AND SUBSEQUENTLY MADE A GEAR UP LANDING CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER AND THE UNDERSURFACE OF THE FUSELAGE. THE STUDENT RECALLS THE GEAR HORN SOUNDING DURING THE LANDING.

## Other reports on N311LB (2)

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

- [Incident 19920225009809I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920225009809I), Feb 25, 1992: Mooney M20F (N311LB), Fallon, NV. Engine froze inflight. Had a successful emergency landing. Found NR3 piston pin plug broken.
- [Incident 19900121006039I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900121006039I), Jan 21, 1990: Mooney M20 (N311LB), Reno, NV, Minor damage. Landed due to electrical problem. Alternator came loose. Nose gear collapsed later due to down lock rods failure.

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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