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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Mooney M20M · Orangeburg, SC · June 8, 2017

Date: June 8, 2017 · 11:45 local
Place: Orangeburg, SC
Airport: Orangeburg Municipal
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N9150Z
Reported as: Mooney M20M
Reported engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 981 total33 in this make and model18 in the last 90 days

N9150ZRegistered now · Mooney M20MS/N 27-0116 · Built 1991 Airframe modelMooney M20M Engine modelLycoming TI0-540 seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

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

I talked to ^mr whitlock^ on or about JULY12, 2017 and advised him that this office had received a picture of ^his^ aircraft N9105Z sitting on its belly on runway 35. I then asked him if he would tell me what happened. ^Mr. V. T. whitlock^ stated that it was a windy day with strong gust and the aircraft was bouncing around and that he had his hands full and that he forgot to put the landing gear down. He also stated that he was not injured. He also stated that he notified the NTSB even though he didn't have to. There was minor damage to the aircraft.

As the FAA filed it

I TALKED TO ^MR WHITLOCK^ ON OR ABOUT JULY12, 2017 AND ADVISED HIM THAT THIS OFFICE HAD RECEIVED A PICTURE OF ^HIS^ AIRCRAFT N9105Z SITTING ON ITS BELLY ON RUNWAY 35. I THEN ASKED HIM IF HE WOULD TELL ME WHAT HAPPENED. ^MR. V. T. WHITLOCK^ STATED THAT IT WAS A WINDY DAY WITH STRONG GUST AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS BOUNCING AROUND AND THAT HE HAD HIS HANDS FULL AND THAT HE FORGOT TO PUT THE LANDING GEAR DOWN. HE ALSO STATED THAT HE WAS NOT INJURED. HE ALSO STATED THAT HE NOTIFIED THE NTSB EVEN THOUGH HE DIDN'T HAVE TO. THERE WAS MINOR DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT.