# Incident 20210424009259I: Mooney M20C, Lawton, OK, April 24, 2021

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 24, 2021, 19:30 local time
- Place: Lawton, OK
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.6087° N, 98.3903° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lawton, OK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.6087&lon=-98.3903&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6604U, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6604U) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20C (registry code 5870208, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,604 total, 1,310 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210424009259I

## Narrative

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

STARTED INCIDENT INVESTIGATION IAW 8900.1 VOL 7 CH 1 SEC 2 AND 8020.11D. PILOT FAILED TO ENSURE LANDING GEAR WAS IN DOWN AND LOCKED POSITION PRIOR TO LANDING AT (KLAW) AIRPORT IN LAWTON, OK., RESULTING IN A GEAR UP LANDING. AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE TO UNDER CARRIAGE AND ANTENNAS. PROPELLER SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED ON THE RUNWAY AND SKIDDED DOWN THE CENTER OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT THEN CAME TO REST ON THE CENTER OF THE RUNWAY.THERE WERE NO INJURIES REPORTED. DISCUSSED WITH  PILOT REGARDING THE UTILIZATION OF CHECKLIST TO ENSURE PROPER PROCEDURES ARE FOLLOWED IN ORDER TO MITIGATE SAFETY OF FLIGHT ISSUES IN THE FUTURE. AFTER DISCUSSION WITH THE PILOT, I DO NOT FEEL THE NEED FOR A FORMAL COUNSELING WITH THIS AIRMAN AT THIS TIME. SEE PTRS RECORD ID SW15202101281 FOR DETAILS.

## Other reports on N6604U (1)

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

- [Incident 19960112001219I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960112001219I), Jan 12, 1996: Mooney M20C (N6604U), San Antonio, TX, Minor damage. Narrative: aircraft stopped on taxiway to clear large jet departing. When cleared to continue taxiing, added power and released brakes. At this time, nose gear…

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.