# Incident 20200424007709I: Mooney M20J, Kalispell, MT, April 24, 2020

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 24, 2020, 11:00 local time
- Place: Kalispell, MT
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.2162° N, 114.3276° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kalispell, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.2162&lon=-114.3276&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4055H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4055H) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20J (registry code 5870219, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 SER A&C (registry code 41511, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-ser-a-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20J
- Reported engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER A&C
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 718 total, 258 in this make and model, 43 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200424007709I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

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.

- [Incident 19991112033599I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991112033599I), Nov 12, 1999: Mooney M20J (N4055H), Akron, OH, Minor damage. (-23) A/c landed runway 19 at cak - normal log and decelleration to taxi. Pilot felt a pou to right during taxi on runway and informed tower the tire had…
- [Incident 19861212078339I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861212078339I), Dec 12, 1986: Mooney M20J (N4055H), Nashua, NH, Minor damage. Aircraft broke tiedown ropes after engine was hand propped and aircraft struck a parked car.
- [Incident 19840409026989I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840409026989I), Apr 9, 1984: Mooney M20J (N4055H), Traverse City, MI, Minor damage. Retracted the landing gear by mistake on the landing roll.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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