# Incident 20260815012219I: Mooney M20J, Lampasas, TX, August 15, 2026

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 15, 2026, 12:00 local time
- Place: Lampasas, TX
- Airport: Lampasas
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.1062° N, 98.1959° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at LAMPASAS (LZZ), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.1062&lon=-98.1959&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1169N, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1169N) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20J (registry code 5870219, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-360-A3B6 (registry code 41827, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-360-a3b6) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20J
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-360-A3B6
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 743 total, 630 in this make and model
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260815012219I

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT AND CFI WERE CONDUCTING A FLIGHT REVIEW AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT. THEY WERE PERFORMING PATTERN WORK AND HAD ALREADY COMPLETED TWO TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS. AFTER TOUCHDOWN ON THE THIRD CIRCUIT, THE PILOT RAISED INCORRECTLY RAISED THE LANDING GEAR HANDLE PRIOR TO ROTATION WHILE ON TAKEOFF ROLL. THE WEIGHT ON THE WHEELS WAS REDUCED ENOUGH, ALLOWING THE LANDING GEAR TO RETRACT. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST ON THE BELLY WHILE STILL ON THE RUNWAY SURFACE.

## Other reports on N1169N (2)

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

- [Incident 20220612017919I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220612017919I), Jun 12, 2022: Mooney M20J (N1169N), Kyle, TX, Minor damage. After practice missed approach at khyi, applied power to climb. Leveled breifly at 3000' then cleared by ATC to 4000'. Pilots noticed rate of climb less than…
- [Incident 20050812017719I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050812017719I), Aug 12, 2005: Mooney M20J (N1169N), New Braunfels, TX, Minor damage. (-23) While landing into New Braunfels Municipal Airport, pilot stated while retracting flaps, that he inadvertently hit the landing gear lever and retracted…

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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