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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Mooney M20J · Martha'S Vineya, MA · September 7, 2024

Date
September 7, 2024 · 12:30 local
Place
Martha'S Vineya, MA
Airport
Martha'S Vineyard
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N202DC
Reported as
Mooney M20J
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
497 total

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.

Pilot was on the 3rd of 3 full stop landings planned for the flight. Pilot stated that he was sure he put the gear down, but upon further investigation gear handle was found to be in the up position. Damage to the aircraft is minor. Root cause is pilot error.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT WAS ON THE 3RD OF 3 FULL STOP LANDINGS PLANNED FOR THE FLIGHT. PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS SURE HE PUT THE GEAR DOWN, BUT UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION GEAR HANDLE WAS FOUND TO BE IN THE UP POSITION. DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT IS MINOR. ROOT CAUSE IS PILOT ERROR.

Other reports on N202DC · 2

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