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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Mooney M20J · Kalispell, MT · April 24, 2020

Date
April 24, 2020 · 11:00 local
Place
Kalispell, MT
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N4055H
Reported as
Mooney M20J
Reported engine
Lycoming I0360 SER A&C
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
718 total258 in this make and model43 in the last 90 days

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 missed step in checklist to lower gear. Normal approach to runway, gear up, and contacted ground. Symmetrical contact with minor damage to aircraft.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT MISSED STEP IN CHECKLIST TO LOWER GEAR. NORMAL APPROACH TO RUNWAY, GEAR UP, AND CONTACTED GROUND. SYMMETRICAL CONTACT WITH MINOR DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT.

Other reports on N4055H · 3

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.