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Incident

FAA incident report · Mooney M20K · Fullerton, CA · February 20, 1984

Date
February 20, 1984 · 13:36 local
Place
Fullerton, CA
Airport
Fullerton
Phase of flight
To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N5635C
Reported as
Mooney M20K
Reported engine
Continental TSIO360GB
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
615 total6 in this make and model20 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.

Unable to rotate on takeoff. Aborted and lost 2 tires ground looping aircraft. Trim was full nose down.

As the FAA filed it

UNABLE TO ROTATE ON TAKEOFF. ABORTED AND LOST 2 TIRES GROUND LOOPING AIRCRAFT. TRIM WAS FULL NOSE DOWN.