# Incident 20130926019349I: Mooney M20F, North Palm Beac, FL, September 26, 2013

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 26, 2013, 12:10 local time
- Place: North Palm Beac, FL
- Airport: North Palm Beach County Genera
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.8459° N, 80.2223° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at NORTH PALM BEACH COUNTY GENERAL AVIATION (F45), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.8459&lon=-80.2223&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6975V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6975V) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20F (registry code 5870214, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20F
- Reported engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 200 total, 50 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130926019349I

## Narrative

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

AIRMAN STATED THAT HE FORGOT TO LOWER THE GEAR PRIOR TO TOUCHDOWN, AND DID NOT HEAR THE GEAR WARNING HORN DUE TO THE NOISE-CANCELLING BOSE HEADSET HE WAS WEARING BLOCKED THE SOUND OF IT.  AIRMAN STATED HE WAS DISTRACTED BY OTHER AIRCRAFT IN THE TRAFFIC PATTERN AT THE UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT.

THE AIRCRAFT WAS LIFTED BY PERSONNEL AT THE AIRPORT TO REMOVE IT FROM THE RUNWAY.  ONE OF THEM STATED HE REACHED INTO THE COCKPIT AND TURNED ON THE MASTER SWITCH.  THE GEAR EXTENDED NORMALLY.  THE INDIVIDUAL STATED THAT HE NOTED THE GEAR HANDLE WAS IN THE DOWN POSITION WHEN HE ACTIVATED THE MASTER SWITCH.  VISUAL INSPECTION OF THE LANDING GEAR REVEALED NO APPARENT FAULTS OR FAILURES.  AIRCRAFT APPEARED TO BE WELL MAINTAINED.

## Other reports on N6975V (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19880517033129I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880517033129I), May 17, 1988: Mooney M20F (N6975V), Derby, KS, Minor damage. On final approach pilot realized new addition not airport. Too late to abort. Left main gear collapsed.

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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