20250318006169I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Mooney M20J · Arcola, TX · March 18, 2025

Date
March 18, 2025 · 14:30 local
Place
Arcola, TX
Airport
Houston-Southwest
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N9135W
Reported as
Mooney M20J
Reported engine
Lycoming I0360 SER A&C
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot

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.

While conducting touch and goes at Houston Southwest airport pilot had completed two events. During the third touch and go pilot failed to lower landing gear and aircraft landed gear up causing damage to aircraft and aircraft propellor.

As the FAA filed it

WHILE CONDUCTING TOUCH AND GOES AT HOUSTON SOUTHWEST AIRPORT PILOT HAD COMPLETED TWO EVENTS. DURING THE THIRD TOUCH AND GO PILOT FAILED TO LOWER LANDING GEAR AND AIRCRAFT LANDED GEAR UP CAUSING DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT AND AIRCRAFT PROPELLOR.