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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Mooney M-20G · Elyria, OH · June 20, 2020

Date: June 20, 2020 · 15:35 local
Place: Elyria, OH
Airport: Elyria Airport
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N56CP
Reported as: Mooney M-20G
Reported engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 175 total10 in this make and model10 in the last 90 days

N56CPRegistered now · Mooney M-20GS/N 700003 · Built 1969 Airframe modelMooney M-20G Engine modelLycoming O&VO-360 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 on a return flight from kafj to 1G1. Airport conditions: day VFR, good visibility, wind light and variable. Pilot set up for a landing and initiated a go around on first attempt as he was too high and not in a normal position to land. Pilot retracted the gear and remained in the pattern for another approach and landing. Upon touching down the pilot heard the gear warning horn as he was settling the aircraft onto the runway with the gear still retracted. The pilot stated that he simply neglected to extend the landing gear in error.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT WAS ON A RETURN FLIGHT FROM KAFJ TO 1G1. AIRPORT CONDITIONS: DAY VFR, GOOD VISIBILITY, WIND LIGHT AND VARIABLE. PILOT SET UP FOR A LANDING AND INITIATED A GO AROUND ON FIRST ATTEMPT AS HE WAS TOO HIGH AND NOT IN A NORMAL POSITION TO LAND. PILOT RETRACTED THE GEAR AND REMAINED IN THE PATTERN FOR ANOTHER APPROACH AND LANDING. UPON TOUCHING DOWN THE PILOT HEARD THE GEAR WARNING HORN AS HE WAS SETTLING THE AIRCRAFT ONTO THE RUNWAY WITH THE GEAR STILL RETRACTED. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE SIMPLY NEGLECTED TO EXTEND THE LANDING GEAR IN ERROR.