Probable cause
The pilot’s failure to use the landing checklist and to extend the landing gear, which resulted in a gear-up landing.
NTSB analysis
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.
Text from the NTSB. Open the NTSB docket for WPR21LA256 for the full record.
Event
- Date
- Jun 28, 2021
- Type
- Accident
- Place
- Nampa, Idaho
- Nearest airport
- Nampa Municipal (MAN)
- Highest injury
- None
- Weather
- Visual (VMC)
- Light
- Day
Mooney M20
- N-number
- N381KH
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 2005
- Damage
- Substantial
- Operating rule
- Part 91 (general aviation)
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
From the NTSB aviation accident database: N-registered aircraft, events since 2008, data through Oct 28, 2026. The file is published monthly, so the latest weeks are incomplete and recent records can change. The official source is the NTSB aviation investigation search. CheckAero is independent and not affiliated with the NTSB.