What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On January 30, 2023, at approximately 15:15, this office was contacted by the western regional operations center with information on an aircraft privacy data omitted, a 1963 Mooney M20D serial number 107.
The operations center sent an aircraft accident/ incident preliminary notice (FAA form 8020-9). In that report, it stated that privacy data omittedhad landed gear up at Skagit Regional Airport bvs. The uninjured pilot,privacy data omitted was the pilot in command. He was the only occupant onboard and received no injuries.
This office was contacted by the roc and placed into a call with the NTSB along with the bvs airport manager.
The bvs airport manager was at the scene and stated that the aircraft landing gear did not properly deploy. He sent pictures of the aircraft on the runway and the landing gear handle to the NTSB and this office. It appeared in the pictures that the landing gear handle was not in the down position.
The pilot in command provided this office with a statement that looking back he believed that he probably did not retract the gear when he left anacortes. So, when he cycled the landing gear, he went from a landing gear down to a gear up position. He stated he should’ve noted the difference in the position of the lever and should have repeated his checklist during base and final. He also added he should had performed a go round until he had more clarity of the situation.
As the FAA filed it
ON JANUARY 30, 2023, AT APPROXIMATELY 15:15, THIS OFFICE WAS CONTACTED BY THE WESTERN REGIONAL OPERATIONS CENTER WITH INFORMATION ON AN AIRCRAFT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, A 1963 MOONEY M20D SERIAL NUMBER 107.
THE OPERATIONS CENTER SENT AN AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT/ INCIDENT PRELIMINARY NOTICE (FAA FORM 8020-9). IN THAT REPORT, IT STATED THAT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^HAD LANDED GEAR UP AT SKAGIT REGIONAL AIRPORT BVS. THE UNINJURED PILOT,^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS THE PILOT IN COMMAND. HE WAS THE ONLY OCCUPANT ONBOARD AND RECEIVED NO INJURIES.
THIS OFFICE WAS CONTACTED BY THE ROC AND PLACED INTO A CALL WITH THE NTSB ALONG WITH THE BVS AIRPORT MANAGER.
THE BVS AIRPORT MANAGER WAS AT THE SCENE AND STATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT LANDING GEAR DID NOT PROPERLY DEPLOY. HE SENT PICTURES OF THE AIRCRAFT ON THE RUNWAY AND THE LANDING GEAR HANDLE TO THE NTSB AND THIS OFFICE. IT APPEARED IN THE PICTURES THAT THE LANDING GEAR HANDLE WAS NOT IN THE DOWN POSITION.
THE PILOT IN COMMAND PROVIDED THIS OFFICE WITH A STATEMENT THAT LOOKING BACK HE BELIEVED THAT HE PROBABLY DID NOT RETRACT THE GEAR WHEN HE LEFT ANACORTES. SO, WHEN HE CYCLED THE LANDING GEAR, HE WENT FROM A LANDING GEAR DOWN TO A GEAR UP POSITION. HE STATED HE SHOULD’VE NOTED THE DIFFERENCE IN THE POSITION OF THE LEVER AND SHOULD HAVE REPEATED HIS CHECKLIST DURING BASE AND FINAL. HE ALSO ADDED HE SHOULD HAD PERFORMED A GO ROUND UNTIL HE HAD MORE CLARITY OF THE SITUATION.