# Incident 19811016075439I: Mooney M20C, Kimball, SD, October 16, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 16, 1981, 19:00 local time
- Place: Kimball, SD
- Airport: Kimball
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.7554° N, 98.9788° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at KIMBALL MUNI (6A6), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.7554&lon=-98.9788&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2953L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2953L-2023-01-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20C (registry code 5870208, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-360 series (registry code 41575, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20C
- Reported engine: LYC O360*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 180 total, 11 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811016075439I

## Narrative

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

PILOT TAXIED OFF RUNWAY WHERE NOSE GEAR STRUCK DITCH.

## Other reports on N2953L (2)

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

- [Accident 20210403005809A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210403005809A), Apr 3, 2021: Mooney M20C (N2953L), College Park, MD, Substantial damage. 04/03/2021 - College Park, MD (cgs): N2953L, M20, during takeoff the engine stalled for unknown reasons resulting In a hard landing on the runway. During…
- [Incident 20200113000559I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200113000559I), Jan 13, 2020: Mooney M20C (N2953L), Fort Meade, MD, Minor damage. Aircraft was conducting pattern work. The landing gear was lowered and the gear down light was illuminated. After touchdown the gear horn sounded and the…

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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