# Incident 19781023028079I: Mooney M20, Wilmington, NC, October 23, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 23, 1978, 17:00 local time
- Place: Wilmington, NC
- Airport: New Hanover Co
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.2257° N, 77.9447° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wilmington, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2257&lon=-77.9447&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3523H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3523H) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20F (registry code 5870214, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 SER A&C (registry code 41511, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-ser-a-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 450 total, 60 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/19781023028079I

## Narrative

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

PILOT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AFTER TOUCHDOWN.

## Other reports on N3523H (2)

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

- [Incident 19870820068449I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870820068449I), Aug 20, 1987: Mooney M20F (N3523H), Nantucket, MA, Minor damage. Failed to maintain directional control on rollout. Departed runway side striking several taxiway lights.
- [Incident 19810608055929I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810608055929I), Jun 8, 1981: Mooney M20F (N3523H), Poughkeepsie, NY, Minor damage. The landing gear collapsed on the landing roll. Found nothing wrong with the gear.

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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