# Incident 19870117015249I: Mooney M20J, Rochester, MN, January 17, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 17, 1987, 18:00 local time
- Place: Rochester, MN
- Airport: Rochester Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.9083° N, 92.5000° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ROCHESTER INTL (RST), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.9083&lon=-92.5000&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1169Z, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1169Z) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20J (registry code 5870219, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20j) (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 M20J
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 675 total, 15 in this make and model, 19 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870117015249I

## Narrative

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

PILOT INDUCED OSCILLATIONS ON TOUCHDOWN RESULTED IN PROPELLER STRIKING THE RUNWAY. GO AROUND MADE WITH SAFE LANDING

## Other reports on N1169Z (1)

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

- [Incident 20180629008849I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180629008849I), Jun 29, 2018: Mooney M20J (N1169Z), Willmar, MN, Minor damage. Aircraft landed with the landing gear in the up position due to pilot error.

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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