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FAA incident report · Mooney M20C · Gustavus, AK · September 25, 2019

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Date
September 25, 2019 · 17:17 local
Place
Gustavus, AK
Airport
Gustavus
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N7894V
Reported as
Mooney M20C
Reported engine
Lycoming O&VO-360 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
1,100 total600 in this make and model85 in the last 90 days
N7894VRegistered now · Mooney M20CS/N 2937 · Built 1965Airframe modelMooney M20CEngine modelLycoming O&VO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

The PIC (pilot #1) allowed his passenger (pilot #2), who does not possess complex or high performance endorsements to operate his aircraft for the purpose of acquiring experience and aircraft specific familiarity prior to scheduled training with a CFI. The PIC remained in the left seat and permitted pilot #2 to operate the aircraft from the right seat and manage all aircraft controls. Pilot #2 forgot to extend the gear and the PIC failed to notice the error. The aircraft landed gear up and sustained minor damage to the underside of the airframe and propellers.

As the FAA filed it

THE PIC (PILOT #1) ALLOWED HIS PASSENGER (PILOT #2), WHO DOES NOT POSSESS COMPLEX OR HIGH PERFORMANCE ENDORSEMENTS TO OPERATE HIS AIRCRAFT FOR THE PURPOSE OF ACQUIRING EXPERIENCE AND AIRCRAFT SPECIFIC FAMILIARITY PRIOR TO SCHEDULED TRAINING WITH A CFI. THE PIC REMAINED IN THE LEFT SEAT AND PERMITTED PILOT #2 TO OPERATE THE AIRCRAFT FROM THE RIGHT SEAT AND MANAGE ALL AIRCRAFT CONTROLS. PILOT #2 FORGOT TO EXTEND THE GEAR AND THE PIC FAILED TO NOTICE THE ERROR. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED GEAR UP AND SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE TO THE UNDERSIDE OF THE AIRFRAME AND PROPELLERS.