# Incident 20160328002539I: Mooney M20J, Wichita, KS, March 28, 2016

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 28, 2016, 08:12 local time
- Place: Wichita, KS
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.6922° N, 97.3375° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wichita, KS, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6922&lon=-97.3375&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1146L, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1146L) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20J (registry code 5870219, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming AEIO-360 series (registry code 41522, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-aeio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20J
- Reported engine: LYCOMING AEIO-360 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 815 total, 10 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160328002539I

## Narrative

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

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.

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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