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FAA incident report · Mooney M20J · Wichita, KS · March 28, 2016

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Date
March 28, 2016 · 08:12 local
Place
Wichita, KS
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N1146L
Reported as
Mooney M20J
Reported engine
Lycoming AEIO-360 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
815 total10 in this make and model50 in the last 90 days
N1146LRegistered now · Mooney M20JS/N 24-1198 · Built 1981Airframe modelMooney M20JEngine modelLycoming AEIO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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On March 28, 2016, the airman was involved in an aircraft incident while landing the Mooney M20J at the colonel james jabara airport (kaao). The purpose of the flight was preparation for a commercial checkride. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the incident. The winds were sustained between ten and fifteen knots from a southerly direction. The first half of the flight was conducted without incident. The airman had completed three takeoffs and landings on runway 18; the fourth pattern was intended to be a simulated power off 180 maneuver. Due to additional traffic ahead of the aircraft in the landing pattern, the airman extended the downwind leg to provide sufficient space to conduct the intended power-off 180 landing. The airman consciously decided to delay extending the aircraft?s landing gear so the aircraft performance would be maintained during the power off 180 degree maneuver. Per the airman?s verbal statement he admittedly forgot to bring the landing gear down before touchdown. The aircraft did not present any mechanical anomalies or system failures; airman stated that the gear horn could be heard after touchdown with the landing gear in the up position. The aircraft slid to a stop about 2000 feet from the landing threshold; minor damage was sustained. The airman, the only occupant on board, did not sustain any injuries.

As the FAA filed it

ON MARCH 28, 2016, THE AIRMAN WAS INVOLVED IN AN AIRCRAFT INCIDENT WHILE LANDING THE MOONEY M20J AT THE COLONEL JAMES JABARA AIRPORT (KAAO). THE PURPOSE OF THE FLIGHT WAS PREPARATION FOR A COMMERCIAL CHECKRIDE. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT. THE WINDS WERE SUSTAINED BETWEEN TEN AND FIFTEEN KNOTS FROM A SOUTHERLY DIRECTION. THE FIRST HALF OF THE FLIGHT WAS CONDUCTED WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE AIRMAN HAD COMPLETED THREE TAKEOFFS AND LANDINGS ON RUNWAY 18; THE FOURTH PATTERN WAS INTENDED TO BE A SIMULATED POWER OFF 180 MANEUVER. DUE TO ADDITIONAL TRAFFIC AHEAD OF THE AIRCRAFT IN THE LANDING PATTERN, THE AIRMAN EXTENDED THE DOWNWIND LEG TO PROVIDE SUFFICIENT SPACE TO CONDUCT THE INTENDED POWER-OFF 180 LANDING. THE AIRMAN CONSCIOUSLY DECIDED TO DELAY EXTENDING THE AIRCRAFT?S LANDING GEAR SO THE AIRCRAFT PERFORMANCE WOULD BE MAINTAINED DURING THE POWER OFF 180 DEGREE MANEUVER. PER THE AIRMAN?S VERBAL STATEMENT HE ADMITTEDLY FORGOT TO BRING THE LANDING GEAR DOWN BEFORE TOUCHDOWN. THE AIRCRAFT DID NOT PRESENT ANY MECHANICAL ANOMALIES OR SYSTEM FAILURES; AIRMAN STATED THAT THE GEAR HORN COULD BE HEARD AFTER TOUCHDOWN WITH THE LANDING GEAR IN THE UP POSITION. THE AIRCRAFT SLID TO A STOP ABOUT 2000 FEET FROM THE LANDING THRESHOLD; MINOR DAMAGE WAS SUSTAINED. THE AIRMAN, THE ONLY OCCUPANT ON BOARD, DID NOT SUSTAIN ANY INJURIES.