# Incident 19861003078579I: Mooney M20C, South Lake Taho, CA, October 3, 1986

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 3, 1986, 11:30 local time
- Place: South Lake Taho, CA
- Airport: Lake Tahoe
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.8939° N, 119.9953° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at LAKE TAHOE (TVL), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8939&lon=-119.9953&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9429V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9429V) (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
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 891 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/19861003078579I

## Narrative

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

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 19900813045909I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900813045909I), Aug 13, 1990: Mooney M20C (N9429V), San Jose, CA, Minor damage. Lost directional control on aborted soft field takeoff. Student over-rotated and instructor took control.

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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