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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Mooney M20D · Kansas City, MO · June 26, 2016

Date
June 26, 2016 · 12:04 local
Place
Kansas City, MO
Airport
Charles B. Wheeler Downtown
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N998NC
Reported as
Mooney M20D
Reported engine
Lycoming O&VO-360 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
210 total17 in this make and model3 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Pilot stated he began his extended approach landing procedure and reached for the gear handle with the intent of extending the gear. He then opted not to extend the gear at that moment because he thought he was too FAR out from the end of the runway. The pilot stated he did not realize he forgot to extend the gear until the prop struck the runway.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT STATED HE BEGAN HIS EXTENDED APPROACH LANDING PROCEDURE AND REACHED FOR THE GEAR HANDLE WITH THE INTENT OF EXTENDING THE GEAR. HE THEN OPTED NOT TO EXTEND THE GEAR AT THAT MOMENT BECAUSE HE THOUGHT HE WAS TOO FAR OUT FROM THE END OF THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT STATED HE DID NOT REALIZE HE FORGOT TO EXTEND THE GEAR UNTIL THE PROP STRUCK THE RUNWAY.