# Accident 19810307008639A: Mooney M20J, Midland, TX, March 7, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 7, 1981, 08:38 local time
- Place: Midland, TX
- Airport: Regional
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.9973° N, 102.0779° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Midland, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.9973&lon=-102.0779&mi=10
- Aircraft: N201LH, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N201LH) (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: 470 total, 246 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW81FQG18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81FQG18) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810307008639A

## Narrative

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

WING-TIP HIT GROUND ON SIMULATED ENGINE-OUT LANDING. AIRPLANE STRUCK RUNWAY ON OPPOSITE WING & COLLAPSED 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 FTW81FQG18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81FQG18), Mar 7, 1981: Mooney M20J (N201LH), Midland, TX, substantial damage

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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