# Accident 20170729010169A: Mooney M20C, Clearwater, FL, July 29, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 29, 2017, 16:45 local time
- Place: Clearwater, FL
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.9736° N, 82.7572° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.9736&lon=-82.7572&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2596W, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2596W) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20C (registry code 5870208, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20C
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 400 total, 25 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA17CA481](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA481) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170729010169A

## Narrative

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

ON 7/29/17, AT APPROXIMATELY 1645 MOONEY M20C AIRCRAFT, N2596W, LANDED ON RWY 34 AT KCLW WITH THE LANDING GEAR RETACTED. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED  DAMAGE TO THE UNDERSIDE OF THE FUSELAGE AND THE PROPELLER. THE PILOT, SOLE OCCUPANT ON BOARD, WAS UNINJURED.

N2596W OPERATING UNDER PART 91 IN VFR CONDITIONS APPROACHED KCLW FROM THE WEST. THE AIRCRAFT CROSSED MID-FIELD TO ENTER A RIGHT DOWN WIND LEG FOR RWY 34. THE LANDING GEAR WAS EXTENDED TO SLOW THE AIRPLANE FOR TRAFFIC PATTERN ENTRY. ON DOWN WIND LEG THE PILOT PERFORMED A PRE LANDING CHECK AND INADVERTENTLY RETRACTED THE LANDING GEAR. PILOT LANDED ON RWY 34 WITH THE LANDING GEAR RETRACTED. AFTER TOUCHING DOWN THE AIRCRAFT SLID FOR APPROXIMATELY 125 YARDS AND CAME TO REST ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE RUNWAY.

THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB GAA17CA481](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA481), Jul 29, 2017: Mooney M20C (N2596W), Clearwater, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s distraction before landing by a helicopter that was transitioning to the airport and his subsequent failure to extend the landing gear before touchdown.

## Other reports on N2596W (1)

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

- [Incident 20050211002149I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050211002149I), Feb 11, 2005: Mooney M20C (N2596W), Mena, AR, Minor damage. (-23) On 11 feb 2005, at 0920 central standard time, a Mooney M20-C, N2596W, had the landing gear collapse during rollout after landing at Mena, AR. The…

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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