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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Mooney M20K · Chesterfield, MO · February 28, 2022

Date
February 28, 2022 · 12:07 local
Place
Chesterfield, MO
Airport
Spirit Of St. Louis
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N231JT
Reported as
Mooney M20K
Reported engine
Continental TSIO-360 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Commercial pilot

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.

On 02/28/2022 the FAA stl FSDO was notified N231JT landed RWY26L gear up with one passenger onboard. The aircraft a Mooney MK20 was piloted by privacy data omitted and caused minor damage to the aircraft belly. The notification was received from the FAA roc 02/28/2022 @1353HRS. During the pilot interview he was asked if he used the checklist to perform the before landing check and stated he did not, but he did use gumps. He was asked if he saw a green light/s for the safe gear down indication and said the aircraft has only one light, but he did not look at the green light. He was asked if he heard the flaps warning horn and said he did not remember hearing the flaps warning horn. Then stated he did hear the horn when the aircraft started sliding on the runway. Both pilot and passenger were wearing bose noise cancelling headsets. He was asked if ATC called notifying him his gear was not down and said just before he touched down they called him.

As the FAA filed it

ON 02/28/2022 THE FAA STL FSDO WAS NOTIFIED N231JT LANDED RWY26L GEAR UP WITH ONE PASSENGER ONBOARD. THE AIRCRAFT A MOONEY MK20 WAS PILOTED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AND CAUSED MINOR DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT BELLY. THE NOTIFICATION WAS RECEIVED FROM THE FAA ROC 02/28/2022 @1353HRS. DURING THE PILOT INTERVIEW HE WAS ASKED IF HE USED THE CHECKLIST TO PERFORM THE BEFORE LANDING CHECK AND STATED HE DID NOT, BUT HE DID USE GUMPS. HE WAS ASKED IF HE SAW A GREEN LIGHT/S FOR THE SAFE GEAR DOWN INDICATION AND SAID THE AIRCRAFT HAS ONLY ONE LIGHT, BUT HE DID NOT LOOK AT THE GREEN LIGHT. HE WAS ASKED IF HE HEARD THE FLAPS WARNING HORN AND SAID HE DID NOT REMEMBER HEARING THE FLAPS WARNING HORN. THEN STATED HE DID HEAR THE HORN WHEN THE AIRCRAFT STARTED SLIDING ON THE RUNWAY. BOTH PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE WEARING BOSE NOISE CANCELLING HEADSETS. HE WAS ASKED IF ATC CALLED NOTIFYING HIM HIS GEAR WAS NOT DOWN AND SAID JUST BEFORE HE TOUCHED DOWN THEY CALLED HIM.