What happened
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NTSB accident no.: n/a atqa: A-SO-19-25-036 sas ptrs no.: SO19202504010 task id: T-SO19-FY25-0611 registration: xxxx make: Mooney : M20J serial number: xxxxxx when: 05APR2025, at approximately 2151 hrs.
At approximately 2151 hours on April 5, 2025, I, aoo xxxxxxxx received a ringdown notification from the air traffic control tower regarding an alert 1. The controller advised that the alert was for a Mooney aircraft that had landed with its landing gear retracted, resulting in a propeller strike.
Upon arrival at the scene and conducting an initial assessment of the aircraft, I upgraded the alert level to an alert 3. The aircraft, identified as privacy data omitted, had visibly landed with the landing gear retracted.
After speaking with the pilot, Mr. Xxxxxx, he admitted to inadvertently failing to lower the landing gear prior to landing. I promptly contacted Mr. Xxxxxxx at the miami FSDO to provide a detailed briefing of the incident. Following the consultation, approval was granted to move the aircraft.
Xxxxxxxxxx from facilities responded with the telescopic handler to safely lift the aircraft. The pilot successfully extended the landing gear, and privacy data omittedwas subsequently towed to the executive hangar.
A comprehensive inspection of runway 23 was conducted following the incident. During the inspection, it was determined that the distance from the initial point of contact to the final resting position of privacy data omitted measured approximately 660 feet. Two antennas from the underside of the fuselage were recovered along the debris path, and fragments of concrete resulting from the propeller strike were collected. Upon completion of the inspection, and with confirmation that the runway was clear of all foreign object debris and structural hazards, runway 23 was deemed safe for operations and subsequently reopened. A formal all-clear notification was disseminated through the managebridge system.
Aircraft was damage was considered to be minor. Telephone interview with pilot, PIC admitted forgot to lower the landing gear. The landing was determined to be a secondary factor due to the pilot’s failure to lower the landing gear during landing.
Recommend rexam 44709.
This action closes this investigation into this incident.
As the FAA filed it
NTSB ACCIDENT NO.: N/A ATQA: A-SO-19-25-036 SAS PTRS NO.: SO19202504010 TASK ID: T-SO19-FY25-0611 REGISTRATION: XXXX MAKE: MOONEY : M20J SERIAL NUMBER: XXXXXX WHEN: 05APR2025, AT APPROXIMATELY 2151 HRS.
AT APPROXIMATELY 2151 HOURS ON APRIL 5, 2025, I, AOO XXXXXXXX RECEIVED A RINGDOWN NOTIFICATION FROM THE AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL TOWER REGARDING AN ALERT 1. THE CONTROLLER ADVISED THAT THE ALERT WAS FOR A MOONEY AIRCRAFT THAT HAD LANDED WITH ITS LANDING GEAR RETRACTED, RESULTING IN A PROPELLER STRIKE.
UPON ARRIVAL AT THE SCENE AND CONDUCTING AN INITIAL ASSESSMENT OF THE AIRCRAFT, I UPGRADED THE ALERT LEVEL TO AN ALERT 3. THE AIRCRAFT, IDENTIFIED AS ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, HAD VISIBLY LANDED WITH THE LANDING GEAR RETRACTED.
AFTER SPEAKING WITH THE PILOT, MR. XXXXXX, HE ADMITTED TO INADVERTENTLY FAILING TO LOWER THE LANDING GEAR PRIOR TO LANDING. I PROMPTLY CONTACTED MR. XXXXXXX AT THE MIAMI FSDO TO PROVIDE A DETAILED BRIEFING OF THE INCIDENT. FOLLOWING THE CONSULTATION, APPROVAL WAS GRANTED TO MOVE THE AIRCRAFT.
XXXXXXXXXX FROM FACILITIES RESPONDED WITH THE TELESCOPIC HANDLER TO SAFELY LIFT THE AIRCRAFT. THE PILOT SUCCESSFULLY EXTENDED THE LANDING GEAR, AND ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^WAS SUBSEQUENTLY TOWED TO THE EXECUTIVE HANGAR.
A COMPREHENSIVE INSPECTION OF RUNWAY 23 WAS CONDUCTED FOLLOWING THE INCIDENT. DURING THE INSPECTION, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE DISTANCE FROM THE INITIAL POINT OF CONTACT TO THE FINAL RESTING POSITION OF ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ MEASURED APPROXIMATELY 660 FEET. TWO ANTENNAS FROM THE UNDERSIDE OF THE FUSELAGE WERE RECOVERED ALONG THE DEBRIS PATH, AND FRAGMENTS OF CONCRETE RESULTING FROM THE PROPELLER STRIKE WERE COLLECTED. UPON COMPLETION OF THE INSPECTION, AND WITH CONFIRMATION THAT THE RUNWAY WAS CLEAR OF ALL FOREIGN OBJECT DEBRIS AND STRUCTURAL HAZARDS, RUNWAY 23 WAS DEEMED SAFE FOR OPERATIONS AND SUBSEQUENTLY REOPENED. A FORMAL ALL-CLEAR NOTIFICATION WAS DISSEMINATED THROUGH THE MANAGEBRIDGE SYSTEM.
AIRCRAFT WAS DAMAGE WAS CONSIDERED TO BE MINOR. TELEPHONE INTERVIEW WITH PILOT, PIC ADMITTED FORGOT TO LOWER THE LANDING GEAR. THE LANDING WAS DETERMINED TO BE A SECONDARY FACTOR DUE TO THE PILOT’S FAILURE TO LOWER THE LANDING GEAR DURING LANDING.
RECOMMEND REXAM 44709.
THIS ACTION CLOSES THIS INVESTIGATION INTO THIS INCIDENT.
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