# Incident 19840924054029I: Mooney M20K, Broomfield, CO, September 24, 1984

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 24, 1984, 08:00 local time
- Place: Broomfield, CO
- Airport: Jefferson Co
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.9205° N, 105.0867° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Broomfield, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9205&lon=-105.0867&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5659L, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5659L) (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
- Reported engine: CONT IO360G
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 20,500 total, 40 in this make and model, 270 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840924054029I

## Narrative

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

STRUCK A LEFT OVER AIR SHOW STANTION WHILE TAXIING FOR TAKEOFF IN DENSE FOG. NICKED AND BENT THE PROPELLER.

## Other reports on N5659L (1)

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

- [Accident 20031014026529A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031014026529A), Oct 14, 2003: Mooney M20K (N5659L), Grand Junction, CO, Substantial damage. (-23) Pilot was on final approach for his second touch and go. Approach speed was set at 70 KTS with wings level, at about 30 to 40 feet AGL there was a shimmy…

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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