N252AD is a 1987 Mooney Aircraft M20K. It is a fixed-wing single-engine aircraft with 4 seats, powered by a Cont Motor TSIO-360 SER rated at 225 horsepower. The registration is active, with the registrant based in Sugar Land, TX. Its standard airworthiness certificate was issued in Mar 1987. It has been registered to its current owner since Jan 2025. This page also carries 1 NTSB event.
- 39 years old
- 1 of 798 Mooney Aircraft M20K
2025
1987
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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. The pilot 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.
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