# Incident 20190618007459I: Mooney Aircraft Corp. M20K, Naples, FL, June 18, 2019

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 18, 2019, 14:40 local time
- Place: Naples, FL
- Airport: Naples
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.1524° N, 81.7756° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at NAPLES MUNI (APF), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.1524&lon=-81.7756&mi=10
- Aircraft: N252YQ, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N252YQ) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20K (registry code 5870220, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-360 series (registry code 17019, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY AIRCRAFT CORP. M20K
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR TSIO-360 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 5,311 total, 229 in this make and model, 19 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190618007459I

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT DEPARTED VNC AFTER A GEAR CHECK ON JUNE 18 AT 10:45 LCL. THE PILOT WAS REPOSITIONING THE AIRCRAFT BACK TO APF. DUE TO BETTER WEATHER TO THE WEST, HE CHOSE TO FLY VIA X14-IMM TO APF, BUT HAD TO DIVERT TO MKY AS THE WEATHER WAS STILL IFR AT APF UPON ARRIVAL.

THE PILOT TIED DOWN THE AIRCRAFT AT MKY AND WAITED. THE WEATHER TEMPORARILY IMPROVED AND AT 1425 LCL THE PILOT LEFT MKY TO APF AND CONTACTED THE APF TOWER. THE CONTROLLER REPORTED VFR AND 5 MI, LIGHT RAIN, WET RUNWAY CONDITIONS.

THE PILOT INTENDED TO LEAVE THE GEAR DOWN, BUT WITHOUT THINKING IT, HE DID RETRACT THE GEAR AFTER TAKEOFF. HE WAS CLEARED FOR LEFT BASE TO FINAL FOR RWY 23 AT APF. THERE WAS TRAFFIC TO HIS SOUTH INBOUND TO THE AIRPORT AND AT THIS TIME THE WEATHER WAS ALSO APPROACHING. THE PILOT WAS BUSY AND RECALLS BEING RUSHED. HE FORGOT TO COMPLETE THE LANDING CHECK LIST.

## Other reports on N252YQ (2)

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

- [Incident 19911019055189I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911019055189I), Oct 19, 1991: Mooney M20K (N252YQ), Pittsburgh, PA, Minor damage. Pilot believed she had a hard landing. Propeller showed evidence of a ground strike.
- [Incident 19870506024959I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870506024959I), May 6, 1987: Mooney M20K (N252YQ), Baraboo, WI, Minor damage. Nose gear collapsed on landing roll. The nose gear shock link bolt failed.

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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