# Incident 20121221029239I: Mooney M20J, Rome, GA, December 21, 2012

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 21, 2012, 11:27 local time
- Place: Rome, GA
- Airport: Richard B Russell Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.3506° N, 85.1580° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Richard B Russell Airport (RMG), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.3506&lon=-85.1580&mi=10
- Aircraft: N201BN, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N201BN) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20J (registry code 5870219, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20J
- Reported engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 812 total, 501 in this make and model, 16 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20121221029239I

## Narrative

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

ON DECEMBER 21, 2012 AT 1620PM APPROXIMATELY, AN INSPECTOR FROM THIS OFFICE ARRIVED AT RICHARD B. RUSSELL AIRPORT- ROME GA (RMG) TO INVESTIGATE A GEAR UP LANDING OF N201BN A MOONEY M20J AIRCRAFT. UPON ARRIVAL THE POINT OF CONTACT, MR. MIKE MATHEWS THE AIRPORT MANAGER AND THIS INSPECTOR PROCEEDED TO THE TIE DOWN AREA WHERE THE AIRCRAFT WAS LOCATED.

THE AIRCRAFT IS REGISTERED TO ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. ACCORDING TO STATEMENTS FROM INDIVIDUALS THAT SPOKE TO ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ THE FOLLOWING TOOK PLACE. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LAND AT ROME GA. ON RUNWAY 01 WITH STRONG AND VARIABLE CROSSWINDS THE PIC MR. POSEY FORGOT TO LOWER THE LANDING GEAR AND THE AIRCRAFT SKIDDED TO A STOP. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS ACCOMPANIED BY A FEMALE PASSENGER AND NO INJURIES WERE NOTED TO FIRST RESPONDERS.

THE AIRCRAFT WAS INSPECTED AND REVEALED DAMAGES CONSISTENT WITH A GEAR RETRACTED LANDING. THE FLAPS AND TRACKS WERE NOT DAMAGED INDICATING A LOW FLAP SETTING. THE PROPELLER WAS DAMAGED BY GROUND CONTACT. DAMAGED WAS NOTED ON THE BELLY IN THE FORWARD SECTION AREA. THE PRIMARY STRUCTURE DID NOT APPEAR TO BE INVOLVED. THE INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED TO THE NTSB AND IT WAS AGREED THAT THE EVENT WILL BE IDENTIFIED AS AN INCIDENT. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS NOT PRESENT FOR AN INTERVIEW AND SEVERAL MESSAGES HAVE BEEN LEFT. ACCORDING TO THE NTSB, THE OWNER DID SPEAK WITH THEM.

1.  THE PIC ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ HOLDS A CURRENT PRIVATE PILOT CERTIFICATE ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WITH AIRPLANE SINGLE ENGINE LAND RATING AND INSTRUMENT RATING.

2.  SEVERAL MESSAGES HAVE BEEN LEFT WITH ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ TO DATE WITH NO RESPONSE.

4. AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT THE AIRCRAFT HAD ACCUMULATED 1745 HOURS ON THE HORIZON INSTRUMENTS DIGITAL TACH. AND .88 ADDITIONAL HOURS FROM NC TO RMG.

AT THE REQUEST OF THIS INSPECTOR, FAA OPERATIONS INSPECTORS REVIEWED THE STATEMENTS AND AGREED THAT A 44-709 REEXAMINATION WOULD BE APPROPRIATE.

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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