Mooney 20E N9296V

Summary

On 9 July 1995 at about 14:30 local time, a Mooney 20E registered N9296V was involved in an accident near Burlington, Connecticut, 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.

Date

9 July 1995 at 14:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Burlington, Connecticut, United States

Nearest airport

Mountain Meadow (22B)

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Mooney 20E

Registration

N9296V

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Sussex → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

NYC95LA149

Nobody was injured.

the pilot's failure to extend the landing gear resulting in a wheels up landing. A factor relating to the accident was the inoperative gear warning horn.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

DURING THE APPROACH, THE PILOT PERFORMED THE PRELANDING CHECKLIST. THE PILOT STATED, '...GOING THROUGH THE CHECKLIST MY FINGERS TOUCHED THE GEAR SWITCH BUT DID NOT PUT THE SWITCH IN THE GEAR DOWN POSITION....UPON LANDING, IT WAS CLEAR THAT THE GEAR WAS UP....' THE AIRPLANE LANDED WHEELS UP. ADDITIONALLY, THE PILOT STATED, '...WITH THE MOONEY ON ITS BELLY, I CHECKED THE GEAR HORN SINCE I DID NOT HEAR IT AT ANY TIME. THE HORN DID NOT WORK AS IT DID A FEW DAYS BEFORE....'

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.