# Incident 19960915031859I: Mooney M20J, Morristown, NJ, September 15, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 15, 1996, 22:45 local time
- Place: Morristown, NJ
- Airport: Morristown Municipal Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.7993° N, 74.4149° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MORRISTOWN MUNI (MMU), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7993&lon=-74.4149&mi=10
- Aircraft: N201TL, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N201TL) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20J (registry code 5870219, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20J
- Reported engine: CONT IO360A
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 700 total, 400 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/19960915031859I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: ON SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 1996, MR. RAJKUMAR SETH (PILOT) AND THREE (3) PAX IN A 1977 MOONEY M20J (N201TL) (S/N 24-0202) FLEW FROM MVY TO MMU. UPON LANDING (ABOUT 10:45 PM) A DEER CROSSED RUNWAY 30 LEFT TO RIGHT IN FRONT OF THE AIRCRAFT. AFTER STEERING SLIGHTLY LEFT TO AVOID HITTING THIS DEER, ANOTHER DEER CAME INTO THE FIELD OF LIGHT, ALSO RUNNING LEFT TO RIGHT. THE AIRCRAFT COLLIDED WITH THE SECOND DEER.

## Other reports on N201TL (1)

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

- [Incident 19960114003269I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960114003269I), Jan 14, 1996: Mooney M20J (N201TL), Atlantic City, NJ. Narrative: the pilot stated he departed hvn for acy, 15 miles NE of acy the engine lost power. The aircraft landed, with no injuries or damage to the occupants…

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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