# Incident 20190607006159I: Mooney M20F, Flagstaff, AZ, June 7, 2019

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 7, 2019, 18:45 local time
- Place: Flagstaff, AZ
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.1981° N, 111.6513° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Flagstaff, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1981&lon=-111.6513&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9662M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9662M) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20F (registry code 5870214, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20F
- Reported engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,868 total, 795 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190607006159I

## Narrative

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

WHILE FLYING A NEWLY PURCHASED M20F FROM SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA TO HIS HOME IN FLORIDA, THE PILOT WAS ENROUTE TO WINSLOW AZ WHEN HE EXPERIENCED HEAVY SMOKE FROM LOCAL FORREST FIRES REQUIRING HIM TO DIVERT TO FLAGSTAFF, AZ (FLG).  LANDING CONDITIONS AT FLG WERE 18-22 KTS GUSTING TO 28 WITH MOUNTAIN TURBULANCE.  THE PILOT DECIDED TO RETRACT HIS GEAR IN ORDER TO BETTER MAINTAIN CONTROL AND MANAGE HIS SPEED.  THE PILOT FAILED TO EXTEND THE LANDING GEAR BEFORE TOUCHDOWN.

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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