# Incident 19780204005829I: Mooney M20A, Swanton, OH, February 4, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 4, 1978, 17:00 local time
- Place: Swanton, OH
- Airport: Toledo Express
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.5849° N, 83.8852° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Swanton, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5849&lon=-83.8852&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8198E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8198E-2013-02-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20A (registry code 5870204, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20A
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 225 total, 8 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780204005829I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

PILOT UNABLE TO EXTEND RIGHT MAIN DUE TO ICE ACCUMULATION FROM PREVIOUS TAKEOFF IN SLUSH.

## Other reports on N8198E (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19811022069289A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811022069289A), Oct 22, 1981: Mooney M20A (N8198E), Marsh Harbour, Bahamas, Substantial damage. Student pilot attempted goaround and lost directional control. Aircraft crashed into trees adjacent to runway.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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