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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Mooney M20C · Lorain, OH · August 29, 2020

Date: August 29, 2020 · 14:00 local
Place: Lorain, OH
Airport: Lorain County Regional
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N6080Q
Reported as: Mooney M20C
Reported engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 2,781 total356 in this make and model10 in the last 90 days

N6080QRegistration cancelled Jun 30, 2025 · Mooney M20CS/N 3256 · Built 1965 Airframe modelMooney M20C Engine modelLycoming O&VO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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On 08/29/2020, the pilot and instructor departed elyria (1G1), and were performing touch and go landings at Lorain county airport (lpr). At 1420 EST, the aircraft was attempting to land on runway 25. The pilot and instructor became distracted with another aircraft, that was landing on runway 7, and forgot to lower the landing gear. The aircraft landed on its belly which caused damage to the belly skin, nose landing gear door, antenna, and prop.

As the FAA filed it

ON 08/29/2020, THE PILOT AND INSTRUCTOR DEPARTED ELYRIA (1G1), AND WERE PERFORMING TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS AT LORAIN COUNTY AIRPORT (LPR). AT 1420 EST, THE AIRCRAFT WAS ATTEMPTING TO LAND ON RUNWAY 25. THE PILOT AND INSTRUCTOR BECAME DISTRACTED WITH ANOTHER AIRCRAFT, THAT WAS LANDING ON RUNWAY 7, AND FORGOT TO LOWER THE LANDING GEAR. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED ON ITS BELLY WHICH CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE BELLY SKIN, NOSE LANDING GEAR DOOR, ANTENNA, AND PROP.