# Incident 19880408017499I: Mooney M20K, Doylestown, PA, April 8, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 8, 1988, 19:30 local time
- Place: Doylestown, PA
- Airport: Doylestown
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.3142° N, 75.1277° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Doylestown, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3142&lon=-75.1277&mi=10
- Aircraft: N231LS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N231LS-2013-04-15) (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
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO360GB
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 310 total, 200 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880408017499I

## Narrative

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

EXECUTED A MISSED APPROACH ON FIRST TRY DUE TO GUSTY WINDS. MADE A GO AROUND AND LANDED GEAR UP ON SECOND ATTEMPT.

## Other reports on N231LS (1)

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

- [Accident 20030410036589A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030410036589A), Apr 10, 2003: Mooney M20K (N231LS), West Milford, NJ, Substantial damage. (-23) Nose wheel shimmy on landing at kswf. Pilot inspected acft. No problem found. Take off at kswf normal. On landing at 4N1 (Greenwood lake) runway 06,…

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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