# Incident 19880916067029I: Mooney M20K, Jackson, MS, September 16, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 16, 1988, 12:40 local time
- Place: Jackson, MS
- Airport: Allen C Thompson Field
- Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.2988° N, 90.1848° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Jackson, MS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.2988&lon=-90.1848&mi=10
- Aircraft: N252BZ, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N252BZ) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880916067029I

## Narrative

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

UNABLE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTION OR ALTITUDE WHILE ATTEMPTING AN ILS APPROACH. VECTOR BY ATC AND LANDED SAFELY.

## Other reports on N252BZ (2)

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

- [Incident 20000206003219I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000206003219I), Feb 6, 2000: Mooney M20K (N252BZ), Marquette, MI, Minor damage. Pilot landed gear up, when aircraft was on jacks in hanger, gear system functioned normally, emergency extension and overide system also functioned normally.
- [Incident 19880503021369I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880503021369I), May 3, 1988: Mooney M20K (N252BZ), Deming, NM, Minor damage. Hard landing. Bounced,executed a go around. Normal landing second time. Found prop had struck runway on first try.

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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