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FAA incident report · Mooney M20R · Leesburg, VA · February 20, 2020

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Date
February 20, 2020 · 18:44 local
Place
Leesburg, VA
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N42MD
Reported as
Mooney M20R
Reported engine
Continental IO-550 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Commercial pilot, private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
568 total10 in this make and model18 in the last 90 days
N42MDRegistered now · Mooney M20RS/N 29-0178 · Built 1999Airframe modelMooney M20REngine modelContinental IO-550 seriesReciprocating

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

Pilot landed aircraft with the gear up. Minor damage to aircraft and no one was hurt.

Comments: weather was clear VFR and not a factor. privacy data omitted Acknowledged being the PIC. He holds the appropriate ratings and was the sole manipulator of the controls. He also holds the necessary complex and high performance endorsements. He was current on his flight review, medical, and sfra training requirements. Spas indicates he was investigated for a pilot deviation on 3/17/2019 for failure to follow lost communications procedures in the sfra. This case was closed through counseling.

Corrective actions: privacy data omitted stated he intends to conduct further training flights with his instructor to ensure proficiency but the effort is on hold due to the covid-19 shutdown. Multiple interviews indicate he is now well-aware of the importance of ensuring the landing gear is down prior to landing. He has also taken 4 wings courses voluntarily to expand his knowledge. The owner of the aircraft stated he intends to make all repairs but the effort is delayed due to the covid-19 shutdown.

See ptrs entry EA27202002294 for record of investigation.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT LANDED AIRCRAFT WITH THE GEAR UP. MINOR DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT AND NO ONE WAS HURT.

COMMENTS: WEATHER WAS CLEAR VFR AND NOT A FACTOR. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ACKNOWLEDGED BEING THE PIC. HE HOLDS THE APPROPRIATE RATINGS AND WAS THE SOLE MANIPULATOR OF THE CONTROLS. HE ALSO HOLDS THE NECESSARY COMPLEX AND HIGH PERFORMANCE ENDORSEMENTS. HE WAS CURRENT ON HIS FLIGHT REVIEW, MEDICAL, AND SFRA TRAINING REQUIREMENTS. SPAS INDICATES HE WAS INVESTIGATED FOR A PILOT DEVIATION ON 3/17/2019 FOR FAILURE TO FOLLOW LOST COMMUNICATIONS PROCEDURES IN THE SFRA. THIS CASE WAS CLOSED THROUGH COUNSELING.

CORRECTIVE ACTIONS: ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATED HE INTENDS TO CONDUCT FURTHER TRAINING FLIGHTS WITH HIS INSTRUCTOR TO ENSURE PROFICIENCY BUT THE EFFORT IS ON HOLD DUE TO THE COVID-19 SHUTDOWN. MULTIPLE INTERVIEWS INDICATE HE IS NOW WELL-AWARE OF THE IMPORTANCE OF ENSURING THE LANDING GEAR IS DOWN PRIOR TO LANDING. HE HAS ALSO TAKEN 4 WINGS COURSES VOLUNTARILY TO EXPAND HIS KNOWLEDGE. THE OWNER OF THE AIRCRAFT STATED HE INTENDS TO MAKE ALL REPAIRS BUT THE EFFORT IS DELAYED DUE TO THE COVID-19 SHUTDOWN.

SEE PTRS ENTRY EA27202002294 FOR RECORD OF INVESTIGATION.