37.1184° N, 84.0779° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of London, KY, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
January 1, 1981 · 13:00 local
Place
London, KY
Airport
London Corbin
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N6405U
Reported as
Mooney M20C
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
250 total35 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Aircraft made hard landing due to icing. Wheel broke off and ground loop occurred.
As the FAA filed it
AIRCRAFT MADE HARD LANDING DUE TO ICING. WHEEL BROKE OFF AND GROUND LOOP OCCURRED.