# Incident 19890617032919I: Mooney M20J, Bakersfield, CA, June 17, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 17, 1989, 15:00 local time
- Place: Bakersfield, CA
- Airport: Meadows Field
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.4339° N, 119.0577° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MEADOWS FLD (BFL), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.4339&lon=-119.0577&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5632J, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5632J) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20J (registry code 5870219, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 SER A&C (registry code 41511, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-ser-a-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20J
- Reported engine: LYC IO360A1B6
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 260 total, 2 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890617032919I

## Narrative

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

HARD LANDING. PORPOISED FOUR TIMES. PROPELLER STRUCK RUNWAY. BENT BOTH BLADES.

## Other reports on N5632J (1)

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

- [Accident 19970516015879A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970516015879A), May 16, 1997: Mooney M20J (N5632J), Apple Valley, CA, Substantial damage. (.19) On may 16. 1997, at 1930 hours pacific daylight time, a Mooney M20J, N5632J, attempted a crosswind landing on runway 18 at Apple Valley, California…

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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