# Incident 19790801029269I: Mooney M20E, Panama City, FL, August 1, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 1, 1979, 17:41 local time
- Place: Panama City, FL
- Airport: Bay Co
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.1588° N, 85.6602° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Panama City, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.1588&lon=-85.6602&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9331M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9331M-1994-08-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20E (registry code 5870212, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20E
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,457 total, 39 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/19790801029269I

## Narrative

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

INSTRUCTOR FAILED TO MAKE SURE STUDENT EXTENDED GEAR FOR LANDING. PROP, BELLY SKIN DAMAGED.

## Other reports on N9331M (1)

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

- [Accident 19830311007309A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830311007309A), Mar 11, 1983: Mooney M20E (N9331M), La Grange, TX, Substantial damage. Too high and fast on landing. Failed to go around or stop. Ran off end of runway down an incline into trees.

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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