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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Mooney M20F · Climax, NC · February 23, 2020

Date: February 23, 2020 · 16:10 local
Place: Climax, NC
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N3287F
Reported as: Mooney M20F
Reported engine: Lycoming I0-360-A1A
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Commercial pilot, private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 3,000 total500 in this make and model25 in the last 90 days

N3287FRegistered now · Mooney M20FS/N 670380 Airframe modelMooney M20F Engine modelLycoming I0360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

Pilot was out with a family friend flying around on a good weather day. They did some landings at 2A5 airport (estimated four landings there) then returned to land at 3A4. He set up for runway 17, but came in a little high, which made him a little fast on approach when he tried to correct. Focusing on the length of the runway, he forgot to bring the landing gear down. Aircraft settled to the runway without exiting the runway, and was carted off to his hangar.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT WAS OUT WITH A FAMILY FRIEND FLYING AROUND ON A GOOD WEATHER DAY. THEY DID SOME LANDINGS AT 2A5 AIRPORT (ESTIMATED FOUR LANDINGS THERE) THEN RETURNED TO LAND AT 3A4. HE SET UP FOR RUNWAY 17, BUT CAME IN A LITTLE HIGH, WHICH MADE HIM A LITTLE FAST ON APPROACH WHEN HE TRIED TO CORRECT. FOCUSING ON THE LENGTH OF THE RUNWAY, HE FORGOT TO BRING THE LANDING GEAR DOWN. AIRCRAFT SETTLED TO THE RUNWAY WITHOUT EXITING THE RUNWAY, AND WAS CARTED OFF TO HIS HANGAR.