# Incident 19791110055059I: Mooney M20E, Laurel, MD, November 10, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 10, 1979, 18:15 local time
- Place: Laurel, MD
- Airport: Suburban
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.9975° N, 77.1099° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SUBURBAN (5MD9), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9975&lon=-77.1099&mi=10
- Aircraft: N79358, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N79358) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20E (registry code 5870212, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20E
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,200 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/19791110055059I

## Narrative

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

DURING LANDING NOSEWHEEL STRUCK A 4 INCH CONCRETE BLOCK PLACED ON RUNWAY. NOSE WHEEL STRUT COLLAPSED, HIT PROP.

## Other reports on N79358 (2)

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

- [Incident 19831231070079I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831231070079I), Dec 31, 1983: Mooney M20E (N79358), Minneapolis, MN, Minor damage. Engine lost power. Emergency landing. Ice and water found in fuel sump screen. Water in fuel injector.
- [Incident 19820808047119I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820808047119I), Aug 8, 1982: Mooney M20E (N79358), Winsted, MN, Minor damage. Gear retracted on takeoff roll. No gear defects. Pilot may have failed to lock manual gear handle.

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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