# Incident 20140302003419I: Mooney Aircraft Corp. M20S, San Diego, CA, March 2, 2014

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 2, 2014, 10:30 local time
- Place: San Diego, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.7153° N, 117.1573° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of San Diego, CA, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7153&lon=-117.1573&mi=10
- Aircraft: N56FM (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY AIRCRAFT CORP. M20S
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO-550 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,930 total, 220 in this make and model, 65 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140302003419I

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT BEGAN HIS DESCENT FOR MYF UNDER IFR CONDITIONS. UNDER THE STRESS OF IFR FLIGHT, THE PILOT BECAME DISTRACTED, SETTING UP THE STAGE FOR MISTAKES. THE PILOT HAS 220 HOURS IN MAKE AND MODEL. BUT, ACCORDING TO HIS STATEMENT, HE CONFUSED THE GEAR WARNING HORN WITH THE STALL WARNING HORN. THE PILOT CONTINUE HIS DESCENT THINKING THAT THE LANDING GEAR WAS EXTENDED. THE TOWER CALLED OUT FOR A GO AROUND BUT IT WAS TO LATE. OBVIOUSLY HE HAD A GEAR UP SITUATION.

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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