Mooney M20 accident near Nampa, Idaho, June 28, 2021
On June 28, 2021 at about 4:45 pm local time, a 2005 Mooney M20, registered N381KH, was substantially damaged in an accident during landing (flare/touchdown) near Nampa, Idaho (Nampa Municipal airport). It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
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The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
The pilot’s failure to use the landing checklist and to extend the landing gear, which resulted in a gear-up landing.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 4, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- June 28, 2021 · about 4:45 pm local time
- Place
- Nampa, Idaho · Nampa Municipal · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Mooney M20 M, built 2005 · all M20s on the register
- Registration
- N381KH · registry record · serial 27-0345
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
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.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
What happened, in order
- Landing gear not configured during landing (flare/touchdown) defining event
The NTSB's findings
- Aircraft › Aircraft systems › Landing gear system › Gear extension and retract sys › Not used/operated
- Personnel issues › Action/decision › Action › Forgotten action/omission › Pilot
- Personnel issues › Task performance › Use of equip/info › Use of checklist › Pilot
Pilot
- Certificate: private
- Ratings: single-engine land
- Flight time: 1,009.8 hours in all; 242.2 in this make and model; 25.2 in the last 90 days; 17.6 in the last 30 days; 928.1 as pilot in command
- Last flight review: March 26, 2021
- Medical certificate: Class 3 (without waivers/limitations)
- Seat: left
- Injury: no injuries
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 1,186.6 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, March 20, 2021; 27.9 hours since
- Seats: 4
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine: Lycoming TIO-540-AFIB (piston); 1,015 hours total
- Operator: Phoenix Fire Protection LLC
The flight
- Departed from: RDM Redmond OR at 3:25 pm
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 11, 5,000 ft by 75 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 130° at 5 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Sky: clear
- Temperature: 72°F (22°C), dew point 32°F (0°C)
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observation at 10:55 am from KMAN
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flig | 1 | |||
| Passengers | 1 |
About this page
Everything above comes from the NTSB's public accident database: the narrative, probable cause and findings are the NTSB's own words, and the coded tables behind its report (pilot, aircraft, flight, weather, injuries, sequence of events) are written out in plain English. Pilots' ages, home towns and medical details are left out on purpose. The docket at the NTSB holds the report as a PDF and the investigation's photographs and documents. This site never names pilots, passengers or anyone else involved. A preliminary report describes what is known soon after the event and can change; the final report, with the probable cause, usually follows one to two years later and this page is refreshed when it does. Case number WPR21LA256.