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FAA incident report · Mooney M20F · Mandan, ND · October 26, 2014

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Date
October 26, 2014 · 11:30 local
Place
Mandan, ND
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N6754V
Reported as
Mooney M20F
Reported engine
Lycoming I0360 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
7,324 total1,624 in this make and model27 in the last 90 days
N6754VRegistered now · Mooney M20FS/N 700054 · Built 1970Airframe modelMooney M20FEngine 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 October 26, 2014, at approximately 1130 CDT, a Mooney M20F operated byprivacy data omitted was involved in an incident upon landing during a 14 CFR part 91 flight. VFR conditions prevailed during the time of the incident.

Immediately prior to the incident flight, privacy data omitted had flown from Y19 to gaf with no difficulties reported. He stated that upon returning to Y19 from the east, he entered a left base for runway 13, and performed his landing checklist mentally. Additionally, privacy data omitted stated that, while correcting for a crosswind and turbulence, he had reached for the landing gear handle but does not remember extending the landing gear. However, he did state that he saw a yellow landing gear position light just prior to the aircraft contacting the runway. Maintenance reported that the aircrafts landing gear and indication operated normally after the incident. The aircraft sustained minor damage and there were no injuries. The pilot holds a commercial pilot rating.

As the FAA filed it

ON OCTOBER 26, 2014, AT APPROXIMATELY 1130 CDT, A MOONEY M20F OPERATED BY^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS INVOLVED IN AN INCIDENT UPON LANDING DURING A 14 CFR PART 91 FLIGHT. VFR CONDITIONS PREVAILED DURING THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT.

IMMEDIATELY PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT FLIGHT, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ HAD FLOWN FROM Y19 TO GAF WITH NO DIFFICULTIES REPORTED. HE STATED THAT UPON RETURNING TO Y19 FROM THE EAST, HE ENTERED A LEFT BASE FOR RUNWAY 13, AND PERFORMED HIS LANDING CHECKLIST MENTALLY. ADDITIONALLY, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATED THAT, WHILE CORRECTING FOR A CROSSWIND AND TURBULENCE, HE HAD REACHED FOR THE LANDING GEAR HANDLE BUT DOES NOT REMEMBER EXTENDING THE LANDING GEAR. HOWEVER, HE DID STATE THAT HE SAW A YELLOW LANDING GEAR POSITION LIGHT JUST PRIOR TO THE AIRCRAFT CONTACTING THE RUNWAY. MAINTENANCE REPORTED THAT THE AIRCRAFTS LANDING GEAR AND INDICATION OPERATED NORMALLY AFTER THE INCIDENT. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE PILOT HOLDS A COMMERCIAL PILOT RATING.