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FAA incident report · Mooney M20J · Allendale, SC · August 8, 2019

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Date
August 8, 2019 · 11:15 local
Place
Allendale, SC
Airport
Allendale County
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N246AT
Reported as
Mooney M20J
Reported engine
Lycoming I0360 SER A&C
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
2,300 total2,300 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days
N246ATRegistered now · Mooney M20JS/N 24-3121 · Built 1989Airframe modelMooney M20JEngine modelLycoming I0360 SER A&CReciprocating

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What happened

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Description of event: Allendale, SC (aqx): N246AT, MO20, landed gear up runway 17. POB: 1, injuries: none, damage: extent unknown. 08/08/2019 1515Z

Pilot statement:

Today around noon I was flying to Allendale,SC and on my first approach yo land on runway 17,deemed I was running out of runway so I did a missed and circled to try again.I retracted gear and flaps,but coming around to land I missed lower the gear and didn't realize till I heard this scrapping noise and then it was too late. No physical injuries(I was

Alone) and no fire or fuel leak. Allendale sent 3 fire trucks,one ambulance and 3 police cars.a gentle-man came over with a back-hoe and two strips and we put it on its wheels and parked it at the FBO. Regards ^lloyd o'ree 843-422-2535^ it is a 1989 Mooney M20J ser#243121

Witness statement:

8/8/19

Kaqx incident

^Lloyd oree^

N246AT

1989 Mooney, M20J

While on the ramp talking with one of our pilots I was watching the Mooney coming in. He was floating and then the plane tilted toward the right and the pilot powered out and took off again. His landing gear was down at the time. He went way out of the pattern and came back in for the second attempt. I was inside the building talking with a commission member and my line-person. I watched as the plane was coming in, the landing gear was not down. I told everyone we have a problem and went out the door. The pilot kept the plane straight as it skidded to a stop on the runway, landing gear not up.

As the FAA filed it

DESCRIPTION OF EVENT: ALLENDALE, SC (AQX): N246AT, MO20, LANDED GEAR UP RUNWAY 17. POB: 1, INJURIES: NONE, DAMAGE: EXTENT UNKNOWN. 08/08/2019 1515Z

PILOT STATEMENT:

TODAY AROUND NOON I WAS FLYING TO ALLENDALE,SC AND ON MY FIRST APPROACH YO LAND ON RUNWAY 17,DEEMED I WAS RUNNING OUT OF RUNWAY SO I DID A MISSED AND CIRCLED TO TRY AGAIN.I RETRACTED GEAR AND FLAPS,BUT COMING AROUND TO LAND I MISSED LOWER THE GEAR AND DIDN'T REALIZE TILL I HEARD THIS SCRAPPING NOISE AND THEN IT WAS TOO LATE.NO PHYSICAL INJURIES(I WAS

ALONE) AND NO FIRE OR FUEL LEAK.ALLENDALE SENT 3 FIRE TRUCKS,ONE AMBULANCE AND 3 POLICE CARS.A GENTLE-MAN CAME OVER WITH A BACK-HOE AND TWO STRIPS AND WE PUT IT ON ITS WHEELS AND PARKED IT AT THE FBO. REGARDS ^LLOYD O'REE 843-422-2535^ IT IS A 1989 MOONEY M20J SER#243121

WITNESS STATEMENT:

8/8/19

KAQX INCIDENT

^LLOYD OREE^

N246AT

1989 MOONEY, M20J

WHILE ON THE RAMP TALKING WITH ONE OF OUR PILOTS I WAS WATCHING THE MOONEY COMING IN. HE WAS FLOATING AND THEN THE PLANE TILTED TOWARD THE RIGHT AND THE PILOT POWERED OUT AND TOOK OFF AGAIN. HIS LANDING GEAR WAS DOWN AT THE TIME. HE WENT WAY OUT OF THE PATTERN AND CAME BACK IN FOR THE SECOND ATTEMPT. I WAS INSIDE THE BUILDING TALKING WITH A COMMISSION MEMBER AND MY LINE-PERSON. I WATCHED AS THE PLANE WAS COMING IN, THE LANDING GEAR WAS NOT DOWN. I TOLD EVERYONE WE HAVE A PROBLEM AND WENT OUT THE DOOR. THE PILOT KEPT THE PLANE STRAIGHT AS IT SKIDDED TO A STOP ON THE RUNWAY, LANDING GEAR NOT UP.