# Incident 19960331005669I: Mooney M20C, San Jose, CA, March 31, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 31, 1996, 12:56 local time
- Place: San Jose, CA
- Airport: San Jose International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.3394° N, 121.8950° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of San Jose, CA, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.3394&lon=-121.8950&mi=10
- Aircraft: N91Y, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N91Y) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 270 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960331005669I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: AIRCRAFT ARRIVED FROM SOUTH COUNTY AIRPORT (Q99) FOR A PRACTICE LANDING AND TAXI BACK FOR TAKEOFF ON RUNWAY 29. PILOT-IN-COMMAND STOPPED IN RUN-UP AREA TO CONSIDER THE WIND, BUT THOUGHT HE COULD MAKE IT. AFTER BEING CLEARED FOR TAKEOFF, PIC STARTED FULL POWER TAKEOFF ROLL. AFTER AIRCRAFT HAD GAINED SOME SPEED, THE PIC FELT UNEASY ABOUT THE WIND AND ABORTED TAKE-OFF. AFTER HE REDUCED POWER, HE SAID, "A GUST OF WIND PUSHED THE AIRPLANE OFF THE RUNWAY." THE AIRCRAFT PROCEEDED INTO THE GRASSY AREA BETWEEN RUNWAY 29 AND 30L. BEFORE THE PILOT COULD STOP THE AIRPLANE, IT HIT AN INFORMATION SIGN AND DAMAGED THE LEFT WING LEADING EDGE. THE INVESTIGATION HAS BEEN COORDINATED WITH OPERATIONS FOR FOLLOW-UP WITH MR. SONG. NO AIRWORTHINESS ISSUES WERE IDENTIFIED.

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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