# Incident 20190504003909I: Mooney M20J, Lakeland, FL, May 4, 2019

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 4, 2019, 11:30 local time
- Place: Lakeland, FL
- Airport: Lakeland Linder International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.9876° N, 82.0190° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at LAKELAND LINDER INTL (LAL), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.9876&lon=-82.0190&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5811C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5811C) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20J (registry code 5870219, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20J
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 6,045 total, 4,668 in this make and model, 31 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190504003909I

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT DEPARTED VISUAL FLIGHT RULE (VFR) CONDITIONS FROM VALKARIA AIRPORT, FL. (X59) TO LAKELAND LINDER INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, FL. (KLAL) AT 3,000 FEET MSL. PILOT WAS CLEARED TO LAND ON RUNWAY 27 AT KLAL. PILOT PERFORMED PRIOR TO LANDING CHECK REQUIREMENTS (GUMPS) 4-5 MILES FROM LANDING. THE PILOT DID NOT LOWER THE LANDING GEAR DUE TO SLOW GROUND SPEED FROM A 20 KNOT HEADWIND. ABOUT 3 MILES OUT THE PILOT PERFORMED THE GUMPS CHECK AGAIN AND STILL DID NOT LOWER THE LANDING GEAR DUE TO THE 20 KNOT HEADWIND. THE PILOT BECAME FIXATED ON LANDING AND DID NOT LOWER THE LANDING GEAR CAUSING THE GEAR UP LANDING AND INCIDENT. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED ON RUNWAY 27 AT KLAL WITH GEAR UP DAMAGING THE PROPELLER FROM SUDDEN STOPPAGE WHILE OPERATING. THE BELLY PANEL OF THE AIRCRAFT IS DAMAGED FROM THE RUNWAY IN MULTIPLE LOCATIONS. THERE WAS NO SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT MAKING THIS AN INCIDENT. THE PILOT REPORTED NO INJURIES. THE PILOT REPORTED NO ISSUES WITH THE AIRCRAFT.

## Other reports on N5811C (1)

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

- [Incident 19850620042529I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850620042529I), Jun 20, 1985: Mooney M20J (N5811C), Ft Lauderdale, FL, Minor damage. Bounced several times on landing and propeller struck runway surface.

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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