# Incident 19850220011399I: Mooney M20C, Ft Meade, MD, February 20, 1985

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 20, 1985, 20:30 local time
- Place: Ft Meade, MD
- Airport: Tipton Aaf
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.1057° N, 76.7433° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Meade, MD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1057&lon=-76.7433&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9301V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9301V) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20C (registry code 5870208, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,600 total, 50 in this make and model, 90 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850220011399I

## Narrative

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

DURING NIGHT CHECKOUT AIRCRAFT WAS LOW ON FINAL, STRUCK TREES. INSTRUCTOR TOOK CONTROL, MADE GO AROUND SAFELY.

## Other reports on N9301V (1)

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

- [Incident 19921101056269I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921101056269I), Nov 1, 1992: Mooney M20C (N9301V), North Myrtle Be, SC, Minor damage. Unsafe gear light on approach. Gear collapsed on rollout. Set screw on ball joint to actuator had broken off.

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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