# Incident 20160917016389I: Mooney M20J, Tampa, FL, September 17, 2016

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 17, 2016, 16:43 local time
- Place: Tampa, FL
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.9475° N, 82.4584° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tampa, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.9475&lon=-82.4584&mi=10
- Aircraft: N37GD, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N37GD) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20J (registry code 5870219, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20J
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 15,000 total, 5,000 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160917016389I

## Narrative

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

WHILE PERFORMING PATTERN APPROACHES AIRCRAFT LANDED RUNWAY 36 GEAR UP.

PILOT ADMITTED THAT HE JUST FAILED TO LOWER THE GEAR ON HIS FIRST APPROACH.

INSPECTION REVEALED FORWARD LOWER FUSELAGE SKIN DAMAGE, LOWER ANTENNA DAMAGE, PROPELLER DAMAGE.

INSPECTION OF FIREWALL DID NOT REVEAL ANY DAMAGE.

AIRCRAFT IS IN ANNUAL 06 2016

PILOT IS RATED AND EXPERIENCED IN AIRCRAFT.

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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