Mooney M20 N381KH
28 June 2021 · Nampa, Idaho, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 28 June 2021 at about 16:45 local time, a Mooney M20 registered N381KH, operated by Phoenix Fire Protection LLC, was involved in an accident near Nampa, Idaho, United States. 2 people were 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.
The record
- Date
- at 16:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Nampa, Idaho, United States
- Nearest airport
- Nampa Municipal (MAN)
- Coordinates
- 43.5813, -116.5231
- Aircraft
- Mooney M20
- Registration
- N381KH
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 2005
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Phoenix Fire Protection LLC
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Redmond → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- WPR21LA256
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
The pilot’s failure to use the landing checklist and to extend the landing gear, which resulted in a gear-up landing.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot of a retractable landing gear-equipped airplane reported that, while maneuvering to avoid traffic for landing, he failed to complete the landing checklist and did not extend the landing gear. The airplane subsequently landed with the landing gear retracted. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the fuselage undercarriage. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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