# Incident 20221211019649I: Mooney M20J, Ypsilanti, MI, December 11, 2022

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 11, 2022, 14:50 local time
- Place: Ypsilanti, MI
- Airport: Willow Run
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.2403° N, 83.5315° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at WILLOW RUN (YIP), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2403&lon=-83.5315&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9899A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9899A) (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
- Reported engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER A&C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 17,000 total, 400 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20221211019649I

## Narrative

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

ASI JDR AND OJT TRAINER LOK MET WITH THE AIRMEN IN PERSON. AIRMEN PROVIDED A RECAP OF THE INCIDENT. PILOT WAS TALKING WITH ATC WHILE ON THE UPWIND/CROSSWIND LEG OF THE PATTERN. ATC WAS CONFIRMING THE PILOT WANTED TO STAY IN THE PATTERN FOR A FULL STOP LANDING. THE PATTERN WAS ON THE SHORTER RUNWAY AT KYIP, RESULTING IN A QUICKER DOWNWIND LEG. THE PILOT WAS RUSHED ON THE DOWNWIND LEG DUE TO CONFIRMING INTENTIONS OVER THE RADIO. WHEN THE PILOT CONFIGURED FOR LANDING WHILE ABEAM THE THOUSAND FOOT MARKERS, HE FAILED TO LOWER THE GEAR. ON FINAL THE AIRSPEED WAS "AS NORMAL" AS IF THE GEAR AND FLAPS WERE PROPERLY CONFIGURED. DUE TO THE FASTER PATTERN, THE PILOT DID NOT HAVE TIME TO CONFIRM THE CONFIGURATION WITH A CHECKLIST WHICH RESULTED IN THE GEAR UP LANDING. RCA DETERMINED TO BE C1-ABILITY TO COPE. THE PILOTS INABILITY TO COPE WITH THE FASTER PATTERN WHILE COMMUNICATING WITH ATC RESULTED IN THE GEAR UP INCIDENT. DUE TO THE PILOTS UPCOMING TRAINING FOR COMPANY AIRCRAFT AND THE PILOTS COMPLETION OF FAASAFETY WINGS COURSES FOLLOWING THE INCIDENT.

## Other reports on N9899A (2)

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

- [Incident 20120731014969I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120731014969I), Jul 31, 2012: Mooney M20J (N9899A), Mobile, AL, Minor damage. Pilot departed Mobile, AL (bfm) on runway (R14), enroute to new orleans (knew). During take-off pilot stated that airplane began to pitch up; he pushed the…
- [Incident 19980905035979I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980905035979I), Sep 5, 1998: Mooney M20J (N9899A), Hudson, NY, Minor damage. (-5)Private pilot with 105 hours total and 45 hours in type was unable to maintain directional control on landing at Columbia County Airport runway 03. During…

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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