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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Mooney M20K · Watsonville, CA · June 4, 2018

Date: June 4, 2018 · 10:30 local
Place: Watsonville, CA
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N57146
Reported as: Mooney M20K
Reported engine: Continental TSIO-360 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 2,100 total2,000 in this make and model1 in the last 90 days

N57146Registered now · Mooney M20KS/N 25-0790 · Built 1983 Airframe modelMooney M20K Engine modelContinental TSIO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

On June 4, 2018, N57146 a Mooney M20K made a gear up landing at Watsonville municipal airport (kwvi). This resulted in a prop strike and underbelly fuselage damage.

On June 14, 2018 the airman stated that he intially did a go around since he could not reduce his speed for landing and did not realize that the gear was still retracted. On his second approach he still did not have the gear down and continued to land with the gear retracted. The airman stated that he simply forgot to put the gear handle down.

As the FAA filed it

ON JUNE 4, 2018, N57146 A MOONEY M20K MADE A GEAR UP LANDING AT WATSONVILLE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (KWVI). THIS RESULTED IN A PROP STRIKE AND UNDERBELLY FUSELAGE DAMAGE.

ON JUNE 14, 2018 THE AIRMAN STATED THAT HE INTIALLY DID A GO AROUND SINCE HE COULD NOT REDUCE HIS SPEED FOR LANDING AND DID NOT REALIZE THAT THE GEAR WAS STILL RETRACTED. ON HIS SECOND APPROACH HE STILL DID NOT HAVE THE GEAR DOWN AND CONTINUED TO LAND WITH THE GEAR RETRACTED. THE AIRMAN STATED THAT HE SIMPLY FORGOT TO PUT THE GEAR HANDLE DOWN.

Other reports on N57146 · 1

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

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