# Incident 19800217026539I: Mooney M20J, Van Nuys, CA, February 17, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 17, 1980, 18:45 local time
- Place: Van Nuys, CA
- Airport: Municipal
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.1867° N, 118.4490° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Van Nuys, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1867&lon=-118.4490&mi=10
- Aircraft: N201GE, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N201GE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20J (registry code 5870219, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20J
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 600 total, 50 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/19800217026539I

## Narrative

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

MADE INSTRUMENT APPROACH. DURING ROLLOUT, AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO FISHTAIL AND PILOT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL.

## Other reports on N201GE (1)

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

- [Incident 19920327007589I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920327007589I), Mar 27, 1992: Mooney M20J (N201GE), Indianapolis, IN, Minor damage. Unable to lower gear. Landed gear up. Found drive gear loose on its shaft in landing gear actuator gear box.

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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