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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Mooney M20C · Wilmington, NC · November 29, 2019

Date: November 29, 2019 · 10:53 local
Place: Wilmington, NC
Airport: Wilmington International Airpo
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N770DK
Reported as: Mooney M20C
Reported engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 214 total73 in this make and model7 in the last 90 days

N770DKRegistered now · Mooney M20CS/N 670121 · Built 1967 Airframe modelMooney M20C Engine modelLycoming O&VO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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N770DK a M20C landed gear up on runway 35 at Wilmington NC (kilm). 3 souls on board, no injuries reported.

Wilmington air traffic control tower (ATCT) noticed the aircraft's landing gear was not extended. ATCT attempted to contact N770DK but received no response.

A crj (Canadair regional jet) waiting for departure on runway 35 also attempted to contact N770DK and did not receive a response either.

Update: 12-09-2019, during a phone conversation with the PIC, he stated that he was distracted trying to get the glide slope to come up on his GPS and that "I never put the gear down, it was neglect on my part".

As the FAA filed it

N770DK A M20C LANDED GEAR UP ON RUNWAY 35 AT WILMINGTON NC (KILM). 3 SOULS ON BOARD, NO INJURIES REPORTED.

WILMINGTON AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL TOWER (ATCT) NOTICED THE AIRCRAFT'S LANDING GEAR WAS NOT EXTENDED. ATCT ATTEMPTED TO CONTACT N770DK BUT RECEIVED NO RESPONSE.

A CRJ (CANADAIR REGIONAL JET) WAITING FOR DEPARTURE ON RUNWAY 35 ALSO ATTEMPTED TO CONTACT N770DK AND DID NOT RECEIVE A RESPONSE EITHER.

UPDATE: 12-09-2019, DURING A PHONE CONVERSATION WITH THE PIC, HE STATED THAT HE WAS DISTRACTED TRYING TO GET THE GLIDE SLOPE TO COME UP ON HIS GPS AND THAT "I NEVER PUT THE GEAR DOWN, IT WAS NEGLECT ON MY PART".