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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Mooney M20F · Henderson, TX · October 18, 2012

Date
October 18, 2012 · 15:40 local
Place
Henderson, TX
Airport
Rusk County Airport
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N9147V
Reported as
Mooney M20F
Reported engine
Lycoming I0360 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
1,300 total1,200 in this make and model20 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.

During final approach pilot put flaps down, checked all instruments, called final and landed without lowering his landing gear. Aircraft landed at approximately 60 mph and skidded approximately 300 feet before coming to a stop. No injuries to pilot and minor aircraft damage to fuseloge, nose landing gear doors and a bent propeller.

As the FAA filed it

DURING FINAL APPROACH PILOT PUT FLAPS DOWN, CHECKED ALL INSTRUMENTS, CALLED FINAL AND LANDED WITHOUT LOWERING HIS LANDING GEAR. AIRCRAFT LANDED AT APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH AND SKIDDED APPROXIMATELY 300 FEET BEFORE COMING TO A STOP. NO INJURIES TO PILOT AND MINOR AIRCRAFT DAMAGE TO FUSELOGE, NOSE LANDING GEAR DOORS AND A BENT PROPELLER.