20231122017949I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Mooney M20M · Albuquerque, NM · November 22, 2023

Date: November 22, 2023 · 11:01 local
Place: Albuquerque, NM
Airport: Albuquerque International Sunport
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N42JD
Reported as: Mooney M20M
Reported engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Private pilot, student
Pilot’s flight hours: 173 total102 in this make and model11 in the last 90 days

N42JDRegistered now · Mooney M20MS/N 27-0303 · Built 2000 Airframe modelMooney M20M Engine modelLycoming TI0-540 seriesTurbo-prop

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

On November 22, 2023, at or around 11:01 MST, a Mooney M20M, had a gear up landing at Albuquerque International Sunport (abq), NM, while on a personal flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time, and a VFR flight plan was not filed. There was minor damage to the aircraft, and the certificated private pilot was not injured. The flight originated at moriarty, NM, on November 22, 2023.

The investigation determined the pilot did not lower the landing gear. There was no indications of mechanical failure.

As the FAA filed it

ON NOVEMBER 22, 2023, AT OR AROUND 11:01 MST, A MOONEY M20M, HAD A GEAR UP LANDING AT ALBUQUERQUE INTERNATIONAL SUNPORT (ABQ), NM, WHILE ON A PERSONAL FLIGHT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME, AND A VFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED. THERE WAS MINOR DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT, AND THE CERTIFICATED PRIVATE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT MORIARTY, NM, ON NOVEMBER 22, 2023.

THE INVESTIGATION DETERMINED THE PILOT DID NOT LOWER THE LANDING GEAR. THERE WAS NO INDICATIONS OF MECHANICAL FAILURE.