# Incident 20250811014549I: Mooney M20F, Jacksonville, FL, August 11, 2025

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 11, 2025, 17:15 local time
- Place: Jacksonville, FL
- Airport: Craig Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.3322° N, 81.6557° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Jacksonville, FL, within about 15 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.3322&lon=-81.6557&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7148V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7148V) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20F (registry code 5870214, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 SER A&C (registry code 41511, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-ser-a-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20F
- Reported engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER A&C
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 2,820 total, 1 in this make and model
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250811014549I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

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.

## Other reports on N7148V (3)

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

- [Incident 19950304006969I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950304006969I), Mar 4, 1995: Mooney M20F (N7148V), San Bernadino, CA, Minor damage. Narrative: on March 4, 1995 about 1325 hours pacific standard time. A Mooney m 20 f, N7148V operated by Mr. William james hopewell sustained minor damage…
- [Incident 19900826047969I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900826047969I), Aug 26, 1990: Mooney M20F (N7148V), Woodward, OK, Minor damage. Electrical power system failed. Attempted to lower gear. Landed gear up.
- [Incident 19870205006669I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870205006669I), Feb 5, 1987: Mooney M20F (N7148V), Monongahela, PA, Minor damage. Nose gear collapsed after hitting a small bump and without warning. No mechanical malfunctions found.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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