# Incident 19880806044119I: Mooney M20K, Washington Isla, WI, August 6, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 6, 1988, 11:00 local time
- Place: Washington Isla, WI
- Airport: Washington Island
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.3883° N, 86.9240° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at WASHINGTON ISLAND (2P2), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.3883&lon=-86.9240&mi=10
- Aircraft: N231QH, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N231QH) (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: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 185 total, 30 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880806044119I

## Narrative

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

MADE A HARD LANDING. AIRCRAFT PORPOISED AND CAME DOWN NOSE FIRST. PROPELLER STRUCK RUNWAY BENDING THE TIPS.

## Other reports on N231QH (1)

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

- [Incident 19990628018749I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990628018749I), Jun 28, 1999: Mooney M20K (N231QH), Gonzales, LA, Minor damage. (-5)Pilot was distracted on final approach, and filed to lower landing gear.

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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