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FAA incident report · Mooney M20M · Thermopolis, WY · May 22, 2022

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Date
May 22, 2022 · 08:00 local
Place
Thermopolis, WY
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N126SC
Reported as
Mooney M20M
Reported engine
Lycoming IO-540 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
708 total235 in this make and model9 in the last 90 days
N126SCRegistered now · Mooney M20MS/N 270180 · Built 1994Airframe modelMooney M20MEngine modelLycoming IO-540 seriesReciprocating

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.

Pilot was setting up to land using a right pattern to runway 5. Pilot stated that he had not flown right traffic pattern in a long time. Pilot had aircraft set to land, and shortly after he made his base to final turn, he realized he had overshot the final. Pilot aborted the approach to runway 5, decided to go around and fly a left hand pattern to runway 23. Pilot stated that he does not recall retracting the landing gear. Pilot heard gear warning 2-4 seconds before hearing the grinding noises of the prop striking the runway. Aircraft skidded to a stop on the right half of the runway.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT WAS SETTING UP TO LAND USING A RIGHT PATTERN TO RUNWAY 5. PILOT STATED THAT HE HAD NOT FLOWN RIGHT TRAFFIC PATTERN IN A LONG TIME. PILOT HAD AIRCRAFT SET TO LAND, AND SHORTLY AFTER HE MADE HIS BASE TO FINAL TURN, HE REALIZED HE HAD OVERSHOT THE FINAL. PILOT ABORTED THE APPROACH TO RUNWAY 5, DECIDED TO GO AROUND AND FLY A LEFT HAND PATTERN TO RUNWAY 23. PILOT STATED THAT HE DOES NOT RECALL RETRACTING THE LANDING GEAR. PILOT HEARD GEAR WARNING 2-4 SECONDS BEFORE HEARING THE GRINDING NOISES OF THE PROP STRIKING THE RUNWAY. AIRCRAFT SKIDDED TO A STOP ON THE RIGHT HALF OF THE RUNWAY.