# Incident 20221210018609I: Mooney M20J, Taos, NM, December 10, 2022 - Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: December 10, 2022, 13:35 local time - Place: Taos, NM - Airport: Taos Regional - Damage: Minor damage - Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown - Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91) - Location: 36.4517° N, 105.6731° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at TAOS RGNL (SKX), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.4517&lon=-105.6731&mi=10 - Aircraft: N913JN, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N913JN) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry model: Mooney M20J (registry code 5870219, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20j) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 SER A&C (registry code 41511, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-ser-a-c) (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: MOONEY M20J - People aboard: 1 - Fatal injuries: 0 - Other injuries: 0 - Pilot certificates: Private pilot - Pilot flight hours: 834 total, 53 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20221210018609I ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. ON DECEMBER 10, 2022, AT 1335 MDT, A MOONEY M20J, SINGLE ENGINE AIRPLANE, LANDED GEARUP IN TAOS, NM (KSKX). THE PILOT WAS ON A PERSONAL FLIGHT FROM ALBUQUERQUE, NM (KABQ), UNDER VISUAL FLIGHT RULES TO TAOS, NM (KSKX). NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCAFT SUBSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE AND THE CERTIFICATED PRIVATE PILOT, THE ONLY OCCUPANT ON BOARD, INCURRED NO INJURIES. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT ALBUQUERQUE, NM (ABQ) ON DECEMBER 10, 2022, AT 1247 MST. THE PILOT STATED THAT ON DOWNWIND TO RUNWAY 22, HE PUT THE GEAR HANDLE IN THE DOWN POSITION BUT DID NOT VERIFY THAT THE GEAR WAS ACUALLY DOWN. THE PILOT MADE A NORMAL APPROACH AND WHEN THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN ON THE RUNWAY, THE GEAR WAS NOT EXTENDED. AFTER THE AIRCRAFT SKIDDED TO A STOP, THE PILOT NOTICED THAT THE LANDING GEAR CIRCUIT BREAKER WAS POPPED. IN THIS CONDITION THE LANDING GEAR WOULD NOT OPERATE WHEN THE HANDLE IS PLACED IN THE DOWN POSITION. THE INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE CIRCUIT BREAKER HAD POPPED 15 HOURS PREVIOUSLY AND THE CIRCUIT BREAKER WAS REPLACED BY A CERTIFICATED MECHANIC. THERE IS NO MAINTENANCE FACILITY AT THE SKX AIRPORT, THEREFORE FURTHER INVESTIGATION OF THE CAUSE OF THE CIRCUIT BREAKER POPPING COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. THE ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^WAS NOTIFIED BY THIS FSDO THAT A THOURGH INSPECTION OF THE LANDING GEAR SYSTEM SHOULD BE PERFORMED BEFORE RETURNING THIS AIRCRAFT TO SERVICE. THE PILOT WAS COUNSELED ON VERIFING THE GEAR IS DOWN AND LOCKED PRIOR TO LANDING BY AN OPS INSPECTOR FROM THIS OFFICE. ROOT CAUSE ANALYSTS: PILOT FAILED TO FOLLW THE "BEFORE LANDING CHECKLIST" TO VERIFY THE LANDING GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED DUE TO COMPLACENCY. ## Other reports on N913JN (1) Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date. - [Incident 20060122009879I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060122009879I), Jan 22, 2006: Mooney M20J (N913JN), Fargo, ND, Minor damage. (-23) The aircraft was landing VFR on runway 18 at Fargo, ND. The pilot stated that the aircraft speed over the numbers was 70 knots and the flare was normal.… 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.