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FAA incident report · Mooney M20E · El Monte, CA · April 27, 2014

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Date
April 27, 2014 · 22:30 local
Place
El Monte, CA
Airport
El Monte
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N1233X
Reported as
Mooney M20E
Reported engine
Lycoming I0360 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
313 total175 in this make and model11 in the last 90 days
N1233XRegistration cancelled Oct 13, 2015 · Mooney M20ES/N 107 · Built 1963Airframe modelMooney M20EEngine modelLycoming I0360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

On April 28, 2014, a Mooney M20-E registration number N1233X, landed gear-up at san gabriel valley airport (EMT) on runway 19 at 2230 PDT. No injuries, minor damage to aircraft.

A/w inspector james groat from the lax FSDO investigated on scene. Minor damage to aircraft fuselage, prop, engine. Aircraft was lifted and gear exteneded normally. Pilot's statement to on scene emergency responders indicated he forgot to extend the landing gear on approach. Aircraft was moved to transient parking awaiting insurance evaluation and repairs.

Lax FSDO ops inspector rajiv mehta contacted the pilot and issued pbr. Pilot privacy data omitted replied on 5/22/14 with a statement. Pilot forgot to extend landing gear on approach and landed gear up at EMT. Aircraft does not have an aural gear warning system. Ops inspector will follow up with a 44709 of the pilot.

Contirbuting factors in the incident were possible pilot fatigue, inabilty of tower to visually see gear due to darkness at the time of arrival (2230 PST), and the lack of an aural gear warning system on the aircraft make and model. The aircraft was equipped with gear warning lights that functioned properly and complied with gear warning requirements of CAR-3, however the pilot failed to see the unafe gear warning prior to landing.

As the FAA filed it

ON APRIL 28, 2014, A MOONEY M20-E REGISTRATION NUMBER N1233X, LANDED GEAR-UP AT SAN GABRIEL VALLEY AIRPORT (EMT) ON RUNWAY 19 AT 2230 PDT. NO INJURIES, MINOR DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT.

A/W INSPECTOR JAMES GROAT FROM THE LAX FSDO INVESTIGATED ON SCENE. MINOR DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT FUSELAGE, PROP, ENGINE. AIRCRAFT WAS LIFTED AND GEAR EXTENEDED NORMALLY. PILOT'S STATEMENT TO ON SCENE EMERGENCY RESPONDERS INDICATED HE FORGOT TO EXTEND THE LANDING GEAR ON APPROACH. AIRCRAFT WAS MOVED TO TRANSIENT PARKING AWAITING INSURANCE EVALUATION AND REPAIRS.

LAX FSDO OPS INSPECTOR RAJIV MEHTA CONTACTED THE PILOT AND ISSUED PBR. PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ REPLIED ON 5/22/14 WITH A STATEMENT. PILOT FORGOT TO EXTEND LANDING GEAR ON APPROACH AND LANDED GEAR UP AT EMT. AIRCRAFT DOES NOT HAVE AN AURAL GEAR WARNING SYSTEM. OPS INSPECTOR WILL FOLLOW UP WITH A 44709 OF THE PILOT.

CONTIRBUTING FACTORS IN THE INCIDENT WERE POSSIBLE PILOT FATIGUE, INABILTY OF TOWER TO VISUALLY SEE GEAR DUE TO DARKNESS AT THE TIME OF ARRIVAL (2230 PST), AND THE LACK OF AN AURAL GEAR WARNING SYSTEM ON THE AIRCRAFT MAKE AND MODEL. THE AIRCRAFT WAS EQUIPPED WITH GEAR WARNING LIGHTS THAT FUNCTIONED PROPERLY AND COMPLIED WITH GEAR WARNING REQUIREMENTS OF CAR-3, HOWEVER THE PILOT FAILED TO SEE THE UNAFE GEAR WARNING PRIOR TO LANDING.