# Incident 19890307022779I: Mooney M20J, Mesquite, TX, March 7, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 7, 1989, 12:00 local time
- Place: Mesquite, TX
- Airport: Phil L Hudson Municipal Airport
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.7668° N, 96.5992° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mesquite, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7668&lon=-96.5992&mi=10
- Aircraft: N201ZD, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N201ZD) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20J (registry code 5870219, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20J
- Reported engine: LYC IO360A1B6
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,180 total, 50 in this make and model, 125 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890307022779I

## Narrative

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

STUDENT MADE A HARD LANDING. INSTRUCTOR RECOVERED. STUDENT APPLIED HEAVY BRAKES AND AIRCRAFT VEERED OFF RUNWAY.

## Other reports on N201ZD (3)

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

- [Incident 19970708025199I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970708025199I), Jul 8, 1997: Mooney M20J (N201ZD), Middletown, DE, Minor damage. Student inadvertently raised gear on touch and go. CFI failed guard gear handle.
- [Incident 19871124081819I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871124081819I), Nov 24, 1987: Mooney M20J (N201ZD), Dallas, TX, Minor damage. Throttle became disconnected on approach. Landed on a city street and wing tip hit a van. Loose jam nut the problem
- [Incident 19851009058779I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851009058779I), Oct 9, 1985: Mooney M20J (N201ZD), Beaumont, TX, Minor damage. Everything was normal until pilot lowered the nose gear to runway. Nose gear collapsed. Cause not reported.

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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