# Incident 19881023047719I: Mooney M20K, Clear Lake, CA, October 23, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 23, 1988, 15:00 local time
- Place: Clear Lake, CA
- Airport: Pearce Field Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.9344° N, 122.6232° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Pearce Field, closed, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9344&lon=-122.6232&mi=10
- Aircraft: N231CT, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N231CT) (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: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,743 total, 100 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881023047719I

## Narrative

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

LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL ON LANDING. VEERED INTO RUNUP AREA WHERE LEFT GEAR COLLAPSED AND AIRCRAFT SLID TO A STOP.

## Other reports on N231CT (3)

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

- [Incident 19800824064129I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800824064129I), Aug 24, 1980: Mooney M20K (N231CT), Danbury, CT, Minor damage. Landed long and hit a fence while turning off the runway.
- [Accident 19790730026219A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790730026219A), Jul 30, 1979: Mooney M20K (N231CT), Flagstaff, AZ, Substantial damage. Attempted takeoff from pasture. Acft failed to climb. Dragged wing. Density altitude and rough ground were factors.
- [Incident 19790715020929I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790715020929I), Jul 15, 1979: Mooney M20K (N231CT), Flagstaff, AZ, Minor damage. Engine failed after connecting rod PN626119 broke.

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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