Mooney M20K N252AD

Summary

On 14 June 2008 at about 18:30 local time, a Mooney M20K registered N252AD was involved in an accident near New Philadelphi, Ohio, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

14 June 2008 at 18:30

Classification

Accident

Location

New Philadelphi, Ohio, United States

Nearest airport

Harry Clever Field Airport (PHD)

Coordinates

40.4708, -81.4197

Aircraft

Mooney M20K

Registration

N252AD

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Coshocton → New Philadelphi

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CHI08CA163

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to extend the landing gear prior to landing.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot thought he had lowered the landing gear at the final approach fix, but "did not check it down and locked." The airplane was traveling faster than normal as it crossed over the runway threshold, and it ballooned during the landing flare. The pilot heard the audible gear warning say "check gear" as he was reaching to increase the throttle for a go-around. He was reaching for the landing gear handle as the airplane settled onto the runway. The airplane slid about 850 feet before coming to rest. The lower fuselage skin and its corresponding substructure were damaged during the wheels-up landing. The pilot said the accident could have been prevented if he had verified the position of the landing gear prior to landing. He also said that he was distracted during the approach with changing radio frequencies, and correcting for being high and fast on the approach.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.