# Incident 19931229050439I: Mooney M20K, Middletown, PA, December 29, 1993

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 29, 1993, 18:00 local time
- Place: Middletown, PA
- Airport: Harrisburg International Airport-Olmsted
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.2009° N, 76.7292° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Middletown, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.2009&lon=-76.7292&mi=10
- Aircraft: N57229, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N57229) (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 TSIO360CB
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 900 total, 45 in this make and model, 45 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931229050439I

## Narrative

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

EXPERIENCED A VIBRATION IN FLIGHT. LANDED AT MIDDLETOWN. LANDED WITHOUT NCIDENT.

## Other reports on N57229 (1)

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

- [Accident 20251203021079A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20251203021079A), Dec 3, 2025: Mooney Aircraft Corp. M20K (N57229), Bay Minette, AL, Substantial damage. Pilot was practicing steep turns at 4500 feet, decided to return to 5R4.switched tanks twice during his practice, switched a third time (30 minut intervals)…

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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