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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Mooney M20C · South Lake Taho, CA · October 3, 1986

Date: October 3, 1986 · 11:30 local
Place: South Lake Taho, CA
Airport: Lake Tahoe
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N9429V
Reported as: Mooney M20C
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 891 total30 in this make and model60 in the last 90 days

N9429VRegistered now · Mooney M20CS/N 700044 · Built 1969 Airframe modelMooney M20C Engine modelLycoming O&VO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Pilot flared too high and made a hard landing. Damage to propeller, nose gear steering arm and gear doors.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT FLARED TOO HIGH AND MADE A HARD LANDING. DAMAGE TO PROPELLER, NOSE GEAR STEERING ARM AND GEAR DOORS.

Other reports on N9429V · 1

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

Incident 19900813045909ITo Aborted (Fixed Wing) · San Jose, CALost directional control on aborted soft field takeoff. Student over-rotated and instructor took control.Aug 13, 1990 · Minor damage