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Date
April 21, 2017 · 16:50 local
Place
Grand Junction, CO
Airport
Grand Junction Regional
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N111MR
Reported as
Mooney M20C
Reported engine
Lycoming O-360
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Airline transport, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours
5,153 total45 in this make and model14 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 had just completed three touch and goes and intended to do a full stop landing. He put his gear down and ATC extended his downwind. On turning final he thought he was extendeding his gear, when in fact he was retracting them, and proceeded to land gear up.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT HAD JUST COMPLETED THREE TOUCH AND GOES AND INTENDED TO DO A FULL STOP LANDING. HE PUT HIS GEAR DOWN AND ATC EXTENDED HIS DOWNWIND. ON TURNING FINAL HE THOUGHT HE WAS EXTENDEDING HIS GEAR, WHEN IN FACT HE WAS RETRACTING THEM, AND PROCEEDED TO LAND GEAR UP.