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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Mooney M-20G · Marfa, TT · February 15, 2014

Date
February 15, 2014 · 18:00 local
Place
Marfa, TT
Airport
Marfa
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N9156V
Reported as
Mooney M-20G
Reported engine
Lycoming O&VO-360 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
4,850 total7 in this make and model7 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 February 15, 2014 at approximately 1800 CST, the PIC got distracted while attempting to land on runway 21 at Marfa, Texas in a 10 mph crosswind. While being distracted, PIC entered the pattern on a final leg approach, PIC forgot to lower the landing gear.

As the FAA filed it

ON FEBRUARY 15, 2014 AT APPROXIMATELY 1800 CST, THE PIC GOT DISTRACTED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LAND ON RUNWAY 21 AT MARFA, TEXAS IN A 10 MPH CROSSWIND. WHILE BEING DISTRACTED, PIC ENTERED THE PATTERN ON A FINAL LEG APPROACH, PIC FORGOT TO LOWER THE LANDING GEAR.