20201004015719I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Mooney M-20G · Winnsboro, SC · October 4, 2020

Date
October 4, 2020 · 17:30 local
Place
Winnsboro, SC
Airport
Fairfield County Airport
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N6818N
Reported as
Mooney M-20G
Reported engine
Lycoming 0-360-A1D
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
4,000 total4 in this make and model21 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.

From signed pilot statement:

"It was my 4th landing - 2 VFR tg and RNAV-22 circle to land rwy 4 at fdw - tg.

Normal pattern - but had another aircraft in the pattern - he was going to land behind me. I fixated on carb heat, talked to other aircraft, skipped the gear and got the flaps.

I didn't get my gumps check done on downwind, base or final. I was concentrating on airspeed and landing attitude picture.

Nice landing except for gear being up. After the aircraft stopped, [I] confirmed my passenger was ok, turned off power and switch, got the key and went to FBO. I did tell the guy behind me I had landed gear up and he would have to land somewhere else."

As the FAA filed it

FROM SIGNED PILOT STATEMENT:

"IT WAS MY 4TH LANDING - 2 VFR TG AND RNAV-22 CIRCLE TO LAND RWY 4 AT FDW - TG.

NORMAL PATTERN - BUT HAD ANOTHER AIRCRAFT IN THE PATTERN - HE WAS GOING TO LAND BEHIND ME. I FIXATED ON CARB HEAT, TALKED TO OTHER AIRCRAFT, SKIPPED THE GEAR AND GOT THE FLAPS.

I DIDN'T GET MY GUMPS CHECK DONE ON DOWNWIND, BASE OR FINAL. I WAS CONCENTRATING ON AIRSPEED AND LANDING ATTITUDE PICTURE.

NICE LANDING EXCEPT FOR GEAR BEING UP. AFTER THE AIRCRAFT STOPPED, [I] CONFIRMED MY PASSENGER WAS OK, TURNED OFF POWER AND SWITCH, GOT THE KEY AND WENT TO FBO. I DID TELL THE GUY BEHIND ME I HAD LANDED GEAR UP AND HE WOULD HAVE TO LAND SOMEWHERE ELSE."