# NTSB Accident GAA18CA438
> **Mooney M20E** · 2018-07-22 · Great Falls, MT, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** GAA18CA438
- **Event ID:** 20180725X41213
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2018-07-22
- **Location:** Great Falls, MT, USA
- **Coordinates:** 47.482498, -111.356666
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 2
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Mooney
- **Model:** M20E
- **Registration:** N7845V
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The flight instructor’s incorrect use of the landing gear system and his and the pilot’s failure to ensure that the landing gear was extended, which resulted in a gear-up landing. Contributing to the accident was the flight instructor’s unfamiliarity with the airplane.

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