# Accident 19800505012729A: Mooney M20E, Danielson, CT, May 5, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 5, 1980, 14:45 local time
- Place: Danielson, CT
- Airport: Danielson
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.8197° N, 71.9010° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at DANIELSON (LZD), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8197&lon=-71.9010&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7198V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7198V) (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
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,096 total, 54 in this make and model, 32 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC80FNE15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC80FNE15) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800505012729A

## Narrative

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

MISREAD WINDSOCK. LANDED DOWNWIND. LOCKED BRAKES, SKIDDED OFF END OF RUNWAY SIDEWAYS. COLLAPSED LANDING GEAR.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB NYC80FNE15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC80FNE15), May 5, 1980: Mooney M20E (N7198V), Danielson, CT, substantial damage

## Other reports on N7198V (3)

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

- [Incident 20080710839249I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080710839249I), Jul 10, 2008: Mooney M20E (N7198V), Blackwell, OK, Minor damage. Pilot landed aircraft at 403 with landing gear up.
- [Incident 19820813054469I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820813054469I), Aug 13, 1982: Mooney M20E (N7198V), Oxford, CT, Minor damage. Distracted by other traffic. Landed gear up.
- [Incident 19790807029649I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790807029649I), Aug 7, 1979: Mooney M20E (N7198V), Chester, CT, Minor damage. Nose gear collapsed after being lowered after landing. Roll pins in extension tube PN5242 were broken.

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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