# Incident 19961125044059I: Mooney M20J, Columbus, OH, November 25, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 25, 1996, 17:00 local time
- Place: Columbus, OH
- Airport: Port Columbus International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.9612° N, 82.9988° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Columbus, OH, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9612&lon=-82.9988&mi=10
- Aircraft: N31DL, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N31DL) (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: LYC IO360A3B6
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,800 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961125044059I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: AIRCRAFT WAS TAXIING EASTWARD AND PILOT INTENDED TO TURN ONTO A TAXIWAY BUT TURNED EARLY AND TAXIED OFF PAVEMENT AND DOWN INTO A DITCH. PROPELLER DAMAGE INDICATES A HIGH POWER SETTING AS THE PROPELLER STRUCK A CEMENT CULVERT. IT APPEARS THAT POWER WAS APPLIED AFTER THE AIRCRAFT WAS INITIALLY STUCK IN THE MUD AS AN ATTEMPT TO RETURN TO A HARD SURFACE.

## Other reports on N31DL (2)

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

- [Incident 20200326000169I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200326000169I), Mar 26, 2020: Mooney M20J (N31DL), Denmark, TN, Minor damage. Aircraft engine lost power in cruise flight. Aircraft made forced landing in a field. No injuries. Minor aircraft damage.
- [Incident 20040424006849I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040424006849I), Apr 24, 2004: Mooney M20J (N31DL), Cincinnati, OH, Minor damage. (-23) Aircraft was landed gear-up on RW-3R at kluk and aircraft skidded to a stop on center line of runway. Pilot stated he forgot to extend the landing gear…

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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