# Accident 20220819014809A: Mooney M20E, Leonardtown, MD, August 19, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 19, 2022, 17:10 local time
- Place: Leonardtown, MD
- Airport: St Mary'S County Regional Airp
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.3153° N, 76.5500° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.3153&lon=-76.5500&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7154U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7154U-2023-09-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20E (registry code 5870212, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20E
- Reported engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 746 total, 435 in this make and model, 38 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA22LA408](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA408) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220819014809A

## Narrative

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

DID ALL THE LANDING CHECK LIST PRIOR TO ENTERING LEFT DOWN WIND TRAFFIC FOR RUNWAY 11 EXCEPT FOR LANDING GEAR BEING ABOVE GEAR DOWN SPEED.  FAILED TO COMPETE THE CHECK LIST ON FINAL.  OCCUPIED WITH CROSSWIND LANDING. SUGGESTION TO PREVENT REOCCURRENCE: DOUBLE CHECK THREE GREEN LIGHTS ON FINAL. WILL START TRAINING TOWARD INSTRUMENT RATING WHEN AIRCRAFT REPAIRED.

INVESTIGATION: ON REDUCING SPEED TO BELOW LANDING GEAR OPERATING SPEED, THE PIC WAS FOCUSED ON THE CROSS WIND CONDITIONS AND WAS DISTRACTED FROM NORMAL GEAR DOWN CHECKLIST PROCEDURE.

ROOT CAUSE ANALYSIS: THIS ACCIDENT RESULTED WHEN THE PIC FAILED TO COMPLETE GEAR DOWN CHECKLIST ON FINAL APPROACH.

CORRECTIVE ACTION: PIC CORRECTED THE DEVIATION WHEN HE DETERMINED TO RECEIVE ADDITIONAL INSTRUCTION IN CHECKLIST PROCEDURES, AND TO BEGIN TRAINING TOWARD HIS INSTRUMENT RATING AGAIN.

INSPECTOR COMMENTS: I USED COUNSELING TO REGAIN SAFE OPERATIONS. I AM SATISFIED THE PICS CORRECTIVE ACTIONS FULLY ADDRESS THE IDENTIFIED ROOT CAUSE AND HAVE REESTABLISHED SAFE OPERATIONS. I RECOMMEND NO FURTHER ACTION.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ERA22LA408](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA408), Aug 19, 2022: Mooney M20E (N7154U), Hollywood, MD, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to extend the landing gear before landing.

## Other reports on N7154U (1)

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

- [Incident 19990104011219I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990104011219I), Jan 4, 1999: Mooney M20E (N7154U), Wichita, KS, Substantial damage. Having completed a night landing, Mr. Miller was taxing on a lighted taxiway for parking. He noticed a helipad and turned toward it, taxing off the taxiway…

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.

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