# Incident 19840202009979I: Mooney M20K, Troy, MI, February 2, 1984

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 2, 1984, 21:00 local time
- Place: Troy, MI
- Airport: Oakland Troy
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.5429° N, 83.1779° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at OAKLAND/TROY (VLL), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5429&lon=-83.1779&mi=10
- Aircraft: N231KQ, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N231KQ) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20K (registry code 5870220, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-360 series (registry code 17019, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20K
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 286 total, 15 in this make and model, 27 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840202009979I

## Narrative

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

STRUCK A TREE TOP ON NIGHT APPROACH FOR A LANDING. REMAINED AIRBORNE AND LANDED ON THE RUNWAY.

## Other reports on N231KQ (2)

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

- [Incident 20100222030489I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100222030489I), Feb 22, 2010: Mooney M20K (N231KQ), Springfield, MO, Minor damage. The pilot landed at dusk on runway 32 at sgf. The runway was dry and clean but the taxiways were covered with snow and ice. He taxied across some ruts in the…
- [Incident 19891015061009I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891015061009I), Oct 15, 1989: Mooney M20K (N231KQ), Buena Vista, CO. Pilot requested assistance around weather. Center did not offer any. Diverted and landed without incident.

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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