# Accident 20120318004149A: Mooney M20M, Clearwater, FL, March 18, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 18, 2012, 15:34 local time
- Place: Clearwater, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.9767° N, 82.7586° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.9767&lon=-82.7586&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9140M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9140M) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20M (registry code 5870222, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20M
- Reported engine: LYCOMING TI0-540 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 8,840 total, 750 in this make and model, 32 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA12CA244](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12CA244) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120318004149A

## Narrative

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

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.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ERA12CA244](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12CA244), Mar 18, 2012: Mooney M20M (N9140M), Clearwater, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to extend the landing gear before landing due to his distraction regarding another airplane in the traffic pattern.

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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