# Incident 19870104001469I: Mooney M20J, Macon, GA, January 4, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 4, 1987, 12:20 local time
- Place: Macon, GA
- Airport: Herbert Smart Downtown
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.8407° N, 83.6324° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Macon, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8407&lon=-83.6324&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4560H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4560H-2013-09-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20J (registry code 5870219, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20J
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 450 total, 10 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870104001469I

## Narrative

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

DIRECTIONAL CONTROL WAS LOST AFTER HYDROPLANING ON TAKEOFF. AIRCRAFT STRUCK A BARREL OFF SIDE OF THE RUNWAY.

## Other reports on N4560H (3)

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

- [Accident 20020523014249A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020523014249A), May 23, 2002: Mooney M20J (N4560H), Charleston, SC, No damage. (-23) The aircraft departed Charleston international airport (chs) for histon head (hxd). The pilot stated he experienced lost oil pressure soon after…
- [Incident 19991016039639I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991016039639I), Oct 16, 1999: Mooney M20J (N4560H), Greenville, SC, Minor damage. On October 16, 1999, at 0945 EDT, a Mooney M-20-J landed gear up at Greenville Downtown Airport (kgmu), Greenville, SC. The pilot was receiving na insurance…
- [Incident 19950314010529I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950314010529I), Mar 14, 1995: Mooney M20J (N4560H), Greenville, SC, Minor damage. Narrative: the instructor pilot stated that the student pilot had made several landings prior to this incident. During this landing he applied excessive brake…

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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