# Incident 20230812012699I: Mooney M20M, Ravenna, OH, August 12, 2023

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 12, 2023, 07:17 local time
- Place: Ravenna, OH
- Airport: Portage County Regional Airpor
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.2102° N, 81.2516° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at PORTAGE COUNTY (POV), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.2102&lon=-81.2516&mi=10
- Aircraft: N123BB, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N123BB) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20M (registry code 5870222, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20M
- Reported engine: LYCOMING TI0-540 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 456 total, 29 in this make and model, 63 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230812012699I

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT WAS DISTRACTED TRYING TO MAKE A GO/NO GO DECISON BASED ON WEATHER CONDITIONS. WHILE RETURNING TO THE AIRPORT, THE PILOT ENTERED THE DOWNWIND LEG OF THE PATTERN AT A POINT FURTHER DOWNWIND THEN USUAL AND PAST THE POINT HE NORMALLY LOWERS THE GEAR. HE THEN TURNED BASE AND FINAL BUT FAILED TO PERFORM A GUMPS CHECK OR EXTEND THE GEAR.  ADDITIONALLY, THE PILOT DOES NOT HAVE SOLID GEAR OPERATING PROCEDURES OR PRACTICES IN THE TRAFFIC PATTERN DUE TO LIMITED EXPERIENCE IN RETRACTABLE GEAR AIRCRAFT AND THE FACT THAT MOST OF HIS PRACTICE HAS BEEN STRAIGHT IN INSTRUMENT APPROACHES. THEREFORE, THE PILOT FAILED TO PERFORM A SHORT FINAL CHECK TO ENSURE THE GEAR WAS DOWN. THE ABOVE LACK OF PROPER PROCEDURES RESULTED IN A GEAR UP LANDING.

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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