# Incident 19840725044889I: Mooney M20J, Chamblee, GA, July 25, 1984

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 25, 1984
- Place: Chamblee, GA
- Airport: Dekalb Peachtree
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.8760° N, 84.3020° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at DEKALB-PEACHTREE (PDK), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8760&lon=-84.3020&mi=10
- Aircraft: N201MD, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N201MD) (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
- Reported engine: LYC IO360A1B6
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 185 total, 25 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840725044889I

## Narrative

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

NOSE GEAR STEERING LINK FAILED ON TAKEOFF. RAN OFF THE RUNWAY ON LANDING. LINKAGE FRACTURED ON PREVIOUS TAKEOFF.

## Other reports on N201MD (1)

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

- [Accident 19830212006429A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830212006429A), Feb 12, 1983: Mooney M20J (N201MD), Marietta, GA, Substantial damage. Bounced and floated. CFI took over but airplane was below power curve. Stalled to runway with gear up.

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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