# Incident 19891014056279I: Mooney M20K, Groveland, CA, October 14, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 14, 1989, 11:30 local time
- Place: Groveland, CA
- Airport: Pine Mountain Lake Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.8615° N, 120.1782° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Pine Mountain Lake Airport (E45), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.8615&lon=-120.1782&mi=10
- Aircraft: N231QD, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N231QD-2013-01-18) (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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,000 total, 400 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/19891014056279I

## Narrative

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

LANDED SHORT OF RUNWAY. AS AIRCRAFT ROLLED OVER RUNWAY LIP PROPELLER AND MAIN LANDING GEAR DOORS STRUCK THE LIP.

## Other reports on N231QD (1)

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

- [Incident 19930129012229I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930129012229I), Jan 29, 1993: Mooney M20K (N231QD), Watsonville, CA, Minor damage. Flying a bienniel flight review. Forgot to lower landing gear. Pilot landed gear up.

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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