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FAA incident report · Mooney M20K · Payson, AZ · July 12, 2019

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Date
July 12, 2019 · 06:45 local
Place
Payson, AZ
Airport
Payson
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N231DU
Reported as
Mooney M20K
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
2,413 total70 in this make and model2 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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On July 12, 2019 at 1345Z/0645MST, N231DU, a M20K, at Payson Airport (kpan), Arizona. The uncontrolled airport was under visual meteorological conditions (VMC). The pilot in command (PIC) approached to land on runway 24 with landing gear in the up position resulting in a prop strike and bottom skins of the aircraft scraping the runway. The PIC took full responsibility and acknowledged for not fully utilizing his checklist procedures. The PIC admitted the warning system did work properly and remembers hearing the audible notification, but did not make a recognition of the audible notification as he was attempting to land the aircraft until he recognized the scraping sound of the aircraft on the runway. Damage to the aircraft is considered minor, which includes a prop strike and damage to antennas on the bottom skin and include the bottom skin panel but evidence of structural damage found in the stringers of the bottom side of the aircraft. Two persons reported onboard. No injuries were reported. The PIC was counseled about best safety practices utilizing the gumps checklist and callout system at 500 feet (ft) above the ground (AGL) and at 200 ft AGL to confirm landing protocol or to initiate go-around procedure. The pilot admits to completing a gumps check at 500 ft AGL.

As the FAA filed it

ON JULY 12, 2019 AT 1345Z/0645MST, N231DU, A M20K, AT PAYSON AIRPORT (KPAN), ARIZONA. THE UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT WAS UNDER VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS (VMC). THE PILOT IN COMMAND (PIC) APPROACHED TO LAND ON RUNWAY 24 WITH LANDING GEAR IN THE UP POSITION RESULTING IN A PROP STRIKE AND BOTTOM SKINS OF THE AIRCRAFT SCRAPING THE RUNWAY. THE PIC TOOK FULL RESPONSIBILITY AND ACKNOWLEDGED FOR NOT FULLY UTILIZING HIS CHECKLIST PROCEDURES. THE PIC ADMITTED THE WARNING SYSTEM DID WORK PROPERLY AND REMEMBERS HEARING THE AUDIBLE NOTIFICATION, BUT DID NOT MAKE A RECOGNITION OF THE AUDIBLE NOTIFICATION AS HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO LAND THE AIRCRAFT UNTIL HE RECOGNIZED THE SCRAPING SOUND OF THE AIRCRAFT ON THE RUNWAY. DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT IS CONSIDERED MINOR, WHICH INCLUDES A PROP STRIKE AND DAMAGE TO ANTENNAS ON THE BOTTOM SKIN AND INCLUDE THE BOTTOM SKIN PANEL BUT EVIDENCE OF STRUCTURAL DAMAGE FOUND IN THE STRINGERS OF THE BOTTOM SIDE OF THE AIRCRAFT. TWO PERSONS REPORTED ONBOARD. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. THE PIC WAS COUNSELED ABOUT BEST SAFETY PRACTICES UTILIZING THE GUMPS CHECKLIST AND CALLOUT SYSTEM AT 500 FEET (FT) ABOVE THE GROUND (AGL) AND AT 200 FT AGL TO CONFIRM LANDING PROTOCOL OR TO INITIATE GO-AROUND PROCEDURE. THE PILOT ADMITS TO COMPLETING A GUMPS CHECK AT 500 FT AGL.