# Incident 20160201007429I: Mooney M20M, Bend, OR, February 1, 2016

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 1, 2016, 22:00 local time
- Place: Bend, OR
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.0582° N, 121.3153° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bend, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.0582&lon=-121.3153&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1086T, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1086T) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20M (registry code 5870222, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20M
- Reported engine: LYCOMING TI0-540 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160201007429I

## Narrative

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

THE OPERATING PILOT IS ALSO AN A&P. AFTER MAINTENANCE ON A AUTOPILOT CONTROL HE WAS PERFORMING A TEST FLIGHT. DURING THE MAINTENANCE FLIGHT THE AUTO PILOT WARNING ALARM CONTINUALLY SOUNDED. PILOT WAS RETURNING TO GROUND TO CHECK OUT THE SYSTEM AND DID NOT DIFFERENTIATE THAT THE GEAR UP ALARM WAS SOUNDING INSTEAD OF THE AUTOPILOT ALARM. DURING THE CONFUSION THE PILOT LANDED WITHOUT EXTENDING THE LANDING GEAR.

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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