# Incident 19790922051089I: Mooney M20F, Clarksburg, WV, September 22, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 22, 1979, 11:10 local time
- Place: Clarksburg, WV
- Airport: Benedum
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.2703° N, 80.3618° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Clarksburg, WV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2703&lon=-80.3618&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6997V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6997V) (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 M20F
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,000 total, 5,000 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/19790922051089I

## Narrative

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

PILOT TOUCHED DOWN WITH TOO MUCH SPEED, PORPOISED, DAMAGED THE PROP

## Other reports on N6997V (1)

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

- [Incident 19840610030269I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840610030269I), Jun 10, 1984: Mooney M20F (N6997V), Charleston, WV, Minor damage. Reported the landing gear collapsed after landing. Damage shows aircraft was landed gear up.

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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