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FAA incident report · Mooney M20K · Arlington, WA · August 8, 2021

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Date
August 8, 2021 · 15:20 local
Place
Arlington, WA
Airport
Arlington Municipal Apt
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N252XM
Reported as
Mooney M20K
Reported engine
Continental TSIO-360 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
272 total85 in this make and model64 in the last 90 days
N252XMRegistered now · Mooney M20KS/N 25-1026 · Built 1986Airframe modelMooney M20KEngine modelContinental TSIO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Sunday, August 8, 2021, about 1520 hours PDT, Mooney M20K, N252XM, during 3rd landing at Arlington municipal airport (kawo) rwy 34, landed gear up. Pilot in command (PIC) of N252XM had performed 2 previous full stop landings. On his 3rd landing, PIC became task saturated managing traffic & focusing on controlling aircraft, PIC inadvertantly failed to lower landing gear and landed gear up. Aircraft landed on its belly on rwy 34 centerline and skidded approximately 500 feet before coming to a stop.

Weather conditions - winds were variable at 3KTS with visibility 10SM. Airport operations briefly closed rwy 34 while aircraft was being raised, landing gear lowered, and towed off the runway. N252XM subsequently towed to owner's hangar. Runway area inspected and reopened at 1700 hrs.

FAA inspection of the aircraft noted minor damage to the belly of the aircraft, the antennas immediately aft of the belly, and the right side aircraft boarding step. The propeller tips also sustained damage. No damage noted to any primary or secondary flight control surfaces, firewall, engine cowling, engine mounts, or any structural components. No damage noted on the landing gear wheel wells or gear doors as well.

As the FAA filed it

SUNDAY, AUGUST 8, 2021, ABOUT 1520 HOURS PDT, MOONEY M20K, N252XM, DURING 3RD LANDING AT ARLINGTON MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (KAWO) RWY 34, LANDED GEAR UP. PILOT IN COMMAND (PIC) OF N252XM HAD PERFORMED 2 PREVIOUS FULL STOP LANDINGS. ON HIS 3RD LANDING, PIC BECAME TASK SATURATED MANAGING TRAFFIC & FOCUSING ON CONTROLLING AIRCRAFT, PIC INADVERTANTLY FAILED TO LOWER LANDING GEAR AND LANDED GEAR UP. AIRCRAFT LANDED ON ITS BELLY ON RWY 34 CENTERLINE AND SKIDDED APPROXIMATELY 500 FEET BEFORE COMING TO A STOP.

WEATHER CONDITIONS - WINDS WERE VARIABLE AT 3KTS WITH VISIBILITY 10SM. AIRPORT OPERATIONS BRIEFLY CLOSED RWY 34 WHILE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING RAISED, LANDING GEAR LOWERED, AND TOWED OFF THE RUNWAY. N252XM SUBSEQUENTLY TOWED TO OWNER'S HANGAR. RUNWAY AREA INSPECTED AND REOPENED AT 1700 HRS.

FAA INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT NOTED MINOR DAMAGE TO THE BELLY OF THE AIRCRAFT, THE ANTENNAS IMMEDIATELY AFT OF THE BELLY, AND THE RIGHT SIDE AIRCRAFT BOARDING STEP. THE PROPELLER TIPS ALSO SUSTAINED DAMAGE. NO DAMAGE NOTED TO ANY PRIMARY OR SECONDARY FLIGHT CONTROL SURFACES, FIREWALL, ENGINE COWLING, ENGINE MOUNTS, OR ANY STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS. NO DAMAGE NOTED ON THE LANDING GEAR WHEEL WELLS OR GEAR DOORS AS WELL.