- Date
- January 26, 1986, 15:30 local (21:30 UTC)
- Place
- Madison, WI
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N1156CMooney M20-K
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860126001689A
- Case key
- 13417
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
In flight collision with terrain/water
Gear extension - not performedCause
Checklist - not usedFactor
Wheels up landing - inadvertentCause
Diverted attentionCause
Lack of recent experienceFactor
Analysis
A gear up landing was performed by the pilot. He stated that he was distracted by an airliner ahead of him in the pattern and did not consult his before landing checklist. He also stated that he had not flown much in the last three months.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1156C
- Reported as
- Mooney M20-K
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 25-0638
- Airframe hours
- 629
- Engine
- Continental TSIO-360-GB4, 210 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Khosro Adib
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Unknown · January 2, 1986
- Airport
- MSN · Dane County Regional Arpt, runway 22, 4,699 × 100 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 40
- Certificates
- Private, Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 845 total · 270 in this make and model · 812 as pilot in command · 5 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 180° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 7,000 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 3 °F, dew point 3 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.