# Accident 19860522019639A: Mooney M20K, Peachtree City, GA, May 22, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 22, 1986, 15:35 local time
- Place: Peachtree City, GA
- Airport: Falcon
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.3907° N, 84.5610° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.3907&lon=-84.5610&mi=10
- Aircraft: N98544 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20K
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO360GB
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 363 total, 5 in this make and model, 47 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL86LA139](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL86LA139) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860522019639A

## Narrative

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

NOSE DOWN TRIM CAUSED IMPROPER LEVEL OFF, WHEEL BARROWING AND VEERING OFF THE RUNWAY SIDE. IMPACTED IN A DITCH.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ATL86LA139](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL86LA139), May 22, 1986: Mooney M20K (N98544), Peachtree City, GA, substantial damage

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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