# Incident 19851230072509I: Mooney M20K, Fort Collins, CO, December 30, 1985

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 30, 1985, 13:50 local time
- Place: Fort Collins, CO
- Airport: Downtown
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.5853° N, 105.0844° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Collins, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5853&lon=-105.0844&mi=10
- Aircraft: N27LP, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N27LP) (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 TSIO360GB
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,450 total, 30 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851230072509I

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT JERKED UNCONTROLLABLY WHEN NOSE WHEEL TOUCHED DOWN.  RAN OFF RUNWAY. OUT OF ANNUAL, STEERING DISCONNECTED.

## Other reports on N27LP (1)

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

- [Incident 19810325025959I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810325025959I), Mar 25, 1981: Mooney M20K (N27LP), Chicago, IL, Minor damage. Aircraft porpoise on landing and damaged the prop.

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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