# Incident 20150508011739I: Mooney M20E, Kapolei, HI, May 8, 2015

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 8, 2015, 10:28 local time
- Place: Kapolei, HI
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 21.3399° N, 158.0678° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kapolei, HI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=21.3399&lon=-158.0678&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7159V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7159V) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20E (registry code 5870212, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 SER A&C (registry code 41511, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-ser-a-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20E
- Reported engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER A&C
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 254 total, 7 in this make and model, 90 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150508011739I

## Narrative

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

- MULTIPLE T&GS IN TRAFFIC PATTERN @ PJRF

- ON APPROX 9TH T&G AIRCRAFT LANDED GEAR-UP

- BOTH FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR AND PILOT STATED THEY CHECKED BOTH THE GEAR LIGHT AND POSITION INDICATOR ON FLOOR THAT SIGNIFIED THE GEAR WAS DOWN & LOCKED

- JACK & CYCLE GEAR REVEALED NO ISSUES WITH THE LANDING GEAR - IT FUNCTIONED NORMALLY

- NOTE - ON LAST APPROACH TO RWY 4L CREW ASKED FOR EASTERLY DEPARTURE VIA ATC (HONOLULU CONTROL FACILITY) FOR A RECOVERY BACK TO PHNL. THEIR SYNERGY AND CHECKLIST MANAGEMENT MIGHT HAVE INTERUPTED WHICH COULD HAVE CAUSED AN OVERSIGHT TO FAIL TO LOWER THE LANDING GEAR.

## Other reports on N7159V (2)

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

- [Incident 19870411033269I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870411033269I), Apr 11, 1987: Mooney M20E (N7159V), Medford, OR, Minor damage. Engine failed on takeoff and aircraft was unable to make the runway. Water and algae found in servo induction pump.
- [Incident 19790301010339I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790301010339I), Mar 1, 1979: Mooney M20C (N7159V), Medford, OR, Minor damage. Landing gear collapsed on rollout. Probable inadvertent retraction.

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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