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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Mooney M20J · Washington, PA · July 22, 2017

Date: July 22, 2017 · 14:51 local
Place: Washington, PA
Airport: Washington County
Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N205TG
Reported as: Mooney M20J
Reported engine: Lycoming I0360 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 2,300 total1,900 in this make and model

N205TGRegistered now · Mooney M20JS/N 24-3041 · Built 1987 Airframe modelMooney M20J Engine modelLycoming I0360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

Pilot was flying with a friend to perform touch and go's at kafj and khlg airports. While enroute to kafj, the pilot let his friend control the aircraft during level flight. On descent to kafj, the pilot took over the aircraft/flight. The pilot admitted he rushed through his landing checklist and just glanced at the gear indication, which was red. The pilot further stated he was out of his routine and the red gear indication did not register in the pilot's mind. The pilot realized once the aircraft was close to the ground that the gear was not touching the ground. The pilot made a gear up landing on runway 27 at kafj airport.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT WAS FLYING WITH A FRIEND TO PERFORM TOUCH AND GO'S AT KAFJ AND KHLG AIRPORTS. WHILE ENROUTE TO KAFJ, THE PILOT LET HIS FRIEND CONTROL THE AIRCRAFT DURING LEVEL FLIGHT. ON DESCENT TO KAFJ, THE PILOT TOOK OVER THE AIRCRAFT/FLIGHT. THE PILOT ADMITTED HE RUSHED THROUGH HIS LANDING CHECKLIST AND JUST GLANCED AT THE GEAR INDICATION, WHICH WAS RED. THE PILOT FURTHER STATED HE WAS OUT OF HIS ROUTINE AND THE RED GEAR INDICATION DID NOT REGISTER IN THE PILOT'S MIND. THE PILOT REALIZED ONCE THE AIRCRAFT WAS CLOSE TO THE GROUND THAT THE GEAR WAS NOT TOUCHING THE GROUND. THE PILOT MADE A GEAR UP LANDING ON RUNWAY 27 AT KAFJ AIRPORT.

Other reports on N205TG · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

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