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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Mooney M20M · Clearwater, FL · March 18, 2012

Date
March 18, 2012 · 15:34 local
Place
Clearwater, FL
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N9140M
NTSB investigation
NTSBERA12CA244
Reported as
Mooney M20M
Reported engine
Lycoming TI0-540 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
8,840 total750 in this make and model32 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.

On March 18, 2012, at about 1534 eastern standard time, a Mooney, model # M20M, N9140M landed at Clearwater airpark (clw) with the gear in the retracted position. The pilot and one passenger were not injured. The aircraft received substantial damage. The flight was being operated in accordance with part 91 flight rules. Visual meteorlogical conditions prevailed at the time of the accident.

As the FAA filed it

ON MARCH 18, 2012, AT ABOUT 1534 EASTERN STANDARD TIME, A MOONEY, MODEL # M20M, N9140M LANDED AT CLEARWATER AIRPARK (CLW) WITH THE GEAR IN THE RETRACTED POSITION. THE PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE FLIGHT WAS BEING OPERATED IN ACCORDANCE WITH PART 91 FLIGHT RULES. VISUAL METEORLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.