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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Mooney M20E · Coleman, TX · May 24, 2011

Date: May 24, 2011 · 11:00 local
Place: Coleman, TX
Airport: Coleman Municipal Airport
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N121RL
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: 600 total6 in this make and model61 in the last 90 days

N121RLRegistered now · Mooney M20ES/N 690072 · Built 1969 Airframe modelMooney M20E Engine modelLycoming I0360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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On may 24, 2011, at approximately 11:00 am CDT, the pilot of N121RL executed a landing to runway 15 at Coleman Municipal Airport (kcom), Coleman, Texas. The aircraft touched down on the runway with the landing gear in the retracted position. The pilot stated that he was distracted during the approach and failed to extend the landing gear. The pilot also stated he did not notice the gear warning horn during the approach. The pilot and passenger were not injured. The aircraft sustained damage to the propeller blades, aft fuselage step, lower fuselage skin and aft portion of the nose gear doors.

As the FAA filed it

ON MAY 24, 2011, AT APPROXIMATELY 11:00 AM CDT, THE PILOT OF N121RL EXECUTED A LANDING TO RUNWAY 15 AT COLEMAN MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (KCOM), COLEMAN, TEXAS. THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN ON THE RUNWAY WITH THE LANDING GEAR IN THE RETRACTED POSITION. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS DISTRACTED DURING THE APPROACH AND FAILED TO EXTEND THE LANDING GEAR. THE PILOT ALSO STATED HE DID NOT NOTICE THE GEAR WARNING HORN DURING THE APPROACH. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER BLADES, AFT FUSELAGE STEP, LOWER FUSELAGE SKIN AND AFT PORTION OF THE NOSE GEAR DOORS.