# Incident 20170722014819I: Mooney M20J, Washington, PA, July 22, 2017

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 22, 2017, 14:51 local time
- Place: Washington, PA
- Airport: Washington County
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.1365° N, 80.2902° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at WASHINGTON COUNTY (AFJ), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1365&lon=-80.2902&mi=10
- Aircraft: N205TG, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N205TG) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20J (registry code 5870219, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20J
- Reported engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,300 total, 1,900 in this make and model
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170722014819I

## Narrative

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

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.

- [Incident 20200221008749I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200221008749I), Feb 21, 2020: Mooney M20J (N205TG), Pittsburgh, PA, Minor damage. Pilot stated he was planning a trip to lancaster, PA. The annual inspection was due at the end of the month. It was cold outside, when he arrived at agc,…

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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