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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Mooney M20E · Mitchellville, MD · April 5, 1985

Date
April 5, 1985 · 15:45 local
Place
Mitchellville, MD
Airport
Freeway
Phase of flight
Go Round (Aborted VFR)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N2761W
NTSB investigation
NTSBBFO85LA033
Reported as
Mooney M20E
Reported engine
Lycoming IO360A1A
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
3,200 total404 in this make and model15 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.

During flare aircraft drifted off side of runway. During go around attempt in gusty conditions struck traffic cone.

As the FAA filed it

DURING FLARE AIRCRAFT DRIFTED OFF SIDE OF RUNWAY. DURING GO AROUND ATTEMPT IN GUSTY CONDITIONS STRUCK TRAFFIC CONE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.