# Incident 19840412020349I: Mooney M20E, Collegeville, PA, April 12, 1984

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 12, 1984, 19:10 local time
- Place: Collegeville, PA
- Airport: Perkiomen Valley
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.2040° N, 75.4303° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Perkiomen Valley Airport (32PA), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.2040&lon=-75.4303&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1977Y, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1977Y) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20E (registry code 5870212, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20E
- Reported engine: LYC IO360A1A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 873 total, 14 in this make and model, 44 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840412020349I

## Narrative

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

STRUCK TREE TOPS ON FINAL FOR A NIGHT LANDING. PUT DENTS IN RIGHT WING TIP.

## Other reports on N1977Y (1)

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

- [Incident 19780423011069I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780423011069I), Apr 23, 1978: Mooney M20E (N1977Y), Salisbury, MD, Substantial damage. Severe vibration at cruise. Pilot reduced power and landed at nearest airport. 4 inches of prop tip missing.

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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