# Incident 19900813045909I: Mooney M20C, San Jose, CA, August 13, 1990

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 13, 1990, 14:30 local time
- Place: San Jose, CA
- Airport: Reid-Hillview Of Santa Clara
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.3329° N, 121.8198° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at REID-HILLVIEW OF SANTA CLARA COUNTY (RHV), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.3329&lon=-121.8198&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9429V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9429V) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20C (registry code 5870208, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20C
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 253 total, 14 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900813045909I

## Narrative

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

LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL ON ABORTED SOFT FIELD TAKEOFF. STUDENT OVER-ROTATED AND INSTRUCTOR TOOK CONTROL.

## Other reports on N9429V (1)

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

- [Incident 19861003078579I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861003078579I), Oct 3, 1986: Mooney M20C (N9429V), South Lake Taho, CA, Minor damage. Pilot flared too high and made a hard landing. Damage to propeller, nose gear steering arm and gear doors.

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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