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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Mooney M20R · Las Cruces, NM · May 9, 2020

Date: May 9, 2020 · 18:45 local
Place: Las Cruces, NM
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N16RM
Reported as: Mooney M20R
Reported engine: Continental IO-550 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 2,530 total475 in this make and model11 in the last 90 days

N16RMRegistered now · Mooney M20RS/N 29-0112 · Built 1997 Airframe modelMooney M20R Engine modelContinental IO-550 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

On may 9, 2020, a Mooney M20R registered to privacy data omitted, landed gear up at Las Cruces international airport, Las Cruces, new Mexico while on a local pleasure flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and a flight plan was not filed. The aircraft received minor damaged and the certified commercial pilot and passenger were not injured. The flight originated at Las Cruces international airport, Las Cruces, new Mexico on may 9, 2020 at 1845 MDT.

As the FAA filed it

ON MAY 9, 2020, A MOONEY M20R REGISTERED TO ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, LANDED GEAR UP AT LAS CRUCES INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, LAS CRUCES, NEW MEXICO WHILE ON A LOCAL PLEASURE FLIGHT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND A FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGED AND THE CERTIFIED COMMERCIAL PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT LAS CRUCES INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, LAS CRUCES, NEW MEXICO ON MAY 9, 2020 AT 1845 MDT.

Other reports on N16RM · 1

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

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