N262RW is a 1982 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 Fountain Valley, CA. Its standard airworthiness certificate was issued in Jan 1982. It has been registered to its current owner since Jan 2017. This page also carries 2 NTSB events.
- 44 years old
- 1 of 798 Mooney Aircraft M20K
2017
1982
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The student pilot reported that the airplane bounced multiple times during landing and the airplane veered to the left. His efforts to correct the veer were unsuccessful, directional control was lost, and the airplane exited the left side of the runway. The airplane impacted a ditch, crossed a taxiway, impacted a second ditch, and came to rest upright. The airplane’s nose gear collapsed and the forward fuselage was substantially damaged. The student pilot also reported that there were no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures.
The student pilot was performing his third solo landing. He extended the downwind leg of the traffic pattern to provide spacing for another airplane. The student pilot stated that he forgot to extend the landing gear and inadvertently landed gear up. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the bottom cabin structure of the fuselage. The student pilot reported that the landing gear warning activated; however, he thought it was the stall warning. The student pilot stated that there were no mechanical malfunctions with the airplane.
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