# Accident 19810905061969A: Mooney M20J, Mapleton, ND, September 5, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 5, 1981, 17:00 local time
- Place: Mapleton, ND
- Airport: Kraft
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.8144° N, 97.0498° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at KRAFT (2ND0), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.8144&lon=-97.0498&mi=10
- Aircraft: N202JB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N202JB-2021-08-07) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,051 total, 2,869 in this make and model, 38 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN81FTG19](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN81FTG19) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810905061969A

## Narrative

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

ENCOUNTERED WIND SHEAR ON SHORT FINAL. DROPPED TO RUNWAY WITH PARTIAL RECOVERY. IMPACT SEVERED 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 DEN81FTG19](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN81FTG19), Sep 5, 1981: Mooney M20J (N202JB), Mapleton, ND, substantial damage

## Other reports on N202JB (1)

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

- [Accident 20190912013009A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190912013009A), Sep 12, 2019: Mooney M20J (N202JB), Bowie, MD, Substantial damage. During takeoff the pilot observed that the airspeed indicator did not rise above 40 knots. He attempted to abort the takeoff too FAR down the 2400 foot runway…

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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