# Incident 19870410028519I: Mooney M20K, Columbus, OH, April 10, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 10, 1987, 21:19 local time
- Place: Columbus, OH
- Airport: Ohio State University
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.0795° N, 83.0732° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY (OSU), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0795&lon=-83.0732&mi=10
- Aircraft: N252D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N252D) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20K (registry code 5870220, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-360 series (registry code 17019, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20K
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 297 total, 43 in this make and model, 28 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870410028519I

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT PORPOISED DURING A NIGHT LANDING.  PROPELLER STRUCK THE RUNWAY, GO AROUND MADE WITH A SAFE LANDING.

## Other reports on N252D (1)

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

- [Incident 20000611032229I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000611032229I), Jun 11, 2000: Mooney M20K (N252D), Morristown, NJ, Minor damage. (-23)Mooney N252D was taking off on runway 23 at mmu when a deer in front of the aircraft. The aircraft was just rotating to the takeoff position. The aircraft…

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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