# Incident 19861011067239I: Mooney M20, Grafton, ND, October 11, 1986

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 11, 1986, 14:30 local time
- Place: Grafton, ND
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Location: 48.4139° N, 97.4062° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Grafton, ND, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.4139&lon=-97.4062&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5808S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5808S-2013-06-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20 (registry code 5870202, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 SER A&C (registry code 41511, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-ser-a-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 167 total, 16 in this make and model, 18 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861011067239I

## Narrative

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

NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED ON LANDING CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT.NO REASON FOR THE COLLAPSE WAS GIVEN IN THE REPORT.

## Other reports on N5808S (1)

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

- [Incident 19861115067249I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861115067249I), Nov 15, 1986: Mooney M20 (N5808S), Grand Forks, ND, Minor damage. Pilot failed to lower the landing gear and touched down with the wheels up.

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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