What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On August 10, 2025, at approximately 1715 local time, a Mooney M20F aircraft, registration privacy data omitted was involved in an incident during touch-and-go practice at Jacksonville executive at Craig airport (crg). The flight was conducted under daytime VFR conditions with calm winds and partly cloudy skies. There were two occupants on board. The pilot was manipulating the controls and flying standard left-hand traffic patterns at normal altitudes. During final approach to runway 14, the aircraft’s airspeed was approximately 95 mph—above the typical final approach speed of 80 mph. An attempt was made to reduce airspeed, but the aircraft did not decelerate as expected.
The aircraft flared normally and touched down on the main landing gear. Due to the elevated approach speed, a minor bounce occurred. Slight forward pressure was applied to the controls following the bounce, after which the aircraft’s nose contacted the runway surface. The pilot did not perceive the landing as particularly hard. At the time of the event, the pilot believed the landing gear was down and locked, as indicated by a green light. However, after reviewing the sequence of events and post-incident evidence—including the absence of gear warning horn activation and the gear position indicator showing yellow after the aircraft came to rest—the pilot now acknowledges that the landing gear was not extended prior to touchdown and attributes the incident to his failure to deploy the gear.
When the aircraft was raised for removal, the master battery was activated, and all three landing gear extended and locked. The down-and-locked microswitch was found damaged, causing the gear motor to continue running. No injuries were reported, and the FAA was notified of the incident by telephone.
As the FAA filed it
ON AUGUST 10, 2025, AT APPROXIMATELY 1715 LOCAL TIME, A MOONEY M20F AIRCRAFT, REGISTRATION ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS INVOLVED IN AN INCIDENT DURING TOUCH-AND-GO PRACTICE AT JACKSONVILLE EXECUTIVE AT CRAIG AIRPORT (CRG). THE FLIGHT WAS CONDUCTED UNDER DAYTIME VFR CONDITIONS WITH CALM WINDS AND PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES. THERE WERE TWO OCCUPANTS ON BOARD. THE PILOT WAS MANIPULATING THE CONTROLS AND FLYING STANDARD LEFT-HAND TRAFFIC PATTERNS AT NORMAL ALTITUDES. DURING FINAL APPROACH TO RUNWAY 14, THE AIRCRAFT’S AIRSPEED WAS APPROXIMATELY 95 MPH—ABOVE THE TYPICAL FINAL APPROACH SPEED OF 80 MPH. AN ATTEMPT WAS MADE TO REDUCE AIRSPEED, BUT THE AIRCRAFT DID NOT DECELERATE AS EXPECTED.
THE AIRCRAFT FLARED NORMALLY AND TOUCHED DOWN ON THE MAIN LANDING GEAR. DUE TO THE ELEVATED APPROACH SPEED, A MINOR BOUNCE OCCURRED. SLIGHT FORWARD PRESSURE WAS APPLIED TO THE CONTROLS FOLLOWING THE BOUNCE, AFTER WHICH THE AIRCRAFT’S NOSE CONTACTED THE RUNWAY SURFACE. THE PILOT DID NOT PERCEIVE THE LANDING AS PARTICULARLY HARD. AT THE TIME OF THE EVENT, THE PILOT BELIEVED THE LANDING GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED, AS INDICATED BY A GREEN LIGHT. HOWEVER, AFTER REVIEWING THE SEQUENCE OF EVENTS AND POST-INCIDENT EVIDENCE—INCLUDING THE ABSENCE OF GEAR WARNING HORN ACTIVATION AND THE GEAR POSITION INDICATOR SHOWING YELLOW AFTER THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST—THE PILOT NOW ACKNOWLEDGES THAT THE LANDING GEAR WAS NOT EXTENDED PRIOR TO TOUCHDOWN AND ATTRIBUTES THE INCIDENT TO HIS FAILURE TO DEPLOY THE GEAR.
WHEN THE AIRCRAFT WAS RAISED FOR REMOVAL, THE MASTER BATTERY WAS ACTIVATED, AND ALL THREE LANDING GEAR EXTENDED AND LOCKED. THE DOWN-AND-LOCKED MICROSWITCH WAS FOUND DAMAGED, CAUSING THE GEAR MOTOR TO CONTINUE RUNNING. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED, AND THE FAA WAS NOTIFIED OF THE INCIDENT BY TELEPHONE.
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