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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Mooney M20R · Waterford, MI · September 12, 2025

Date
September 12, 2025 · 02:08 local
Place
Waterford, MI
Airport
Oakland County International
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N16RM
Reported as
Mooney M20R
Reported engine
Continental IO-550 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
550 total151 in this make and model10 in the last 90 days

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.

The pilot missed putting the gear down prior to landing. While in the flare, the passenger called out gear. The pilot applied full power, but it was to late. The prop made contact with runway 27L. The pilot did not recognize the sound of the gear warning horn, which was working in the aircraft.

Damage was minor to the aircraft. The fuselage underside received damage to the skin. The underside of the foot step was damaged. The prop was destroyed.

As the FAA filed it

THE PILOT MISSED PUTTING THE GEAR DOWN PRIOR TO LANDING. WHILE IN THE FLARE, THE PASSENGER CALLED OUT GEAR. THE PILOT APPLIED FULL POWER, BUT IT WAS TO LATE. THE PROP MADE CONTACT WITH RUNWAY 27L. THE PILOT DID NOT RECOGNIZE THE SOUND OF THE GEAR WARNING HORN, WHICH WAS WORKING IN THE AIRCRAFT.

DAMAGE WAS MINOR TO THE AIRCRAFT. THE FUSELAGE UNDERSIDE RECEIVED DAMAGE TO THE SKIN. THE UNDERSIDE OF THE FOOT STEP WAS DAMAGED. THE PROP WAS DESTROYED.

Other reports on N16RM · 1

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