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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Mooney M20J · Furnace Creek, CA · February 20, 1978

Date: February 20, 1978 · 13:50 local
Place: Furnace Creek, CA
Airport: Death Valley Natl
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N201HB
Reported as: Mooney M20J
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

N201HBRegistered now · Mooney M20JS/N 24-0209 · Built 1977 Airframe modelMooney M20J Engine modelLycoming I0360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Pilot mistook overrun for an old paved section of run way, landed long intentionally. Found it very rough.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT MISTOOK OVERRUN FOR AN OLD PAVED SECTION OF RUN WAY, LANDED LONG INTENTIONALLY. FOUND IT VERY ROUGH.

Other reports on N201HB · 2

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

Incident 20080305012879ILevel Off Touchdown · Manassas, VA(-23) Practicing night landings asked for clearance to return to potomac. Informed needed a flight plan and would require coming into office. Forgot to lower landing gear, landed normal.Mar 5, 2008 · Minor damage Incident 20020111001689ILevel Off Touchdown · Prescott, AZ(-23) Aircraft sustained a gear up landing. Pilot cycled gear electrically several times prior to performing emergency gear extension procedures. Teardown of landing gear actuator revealed excessive wear of the worm and ring gear components.Jan 11, 2002 · Minor damage