# Incident 19970404007549I: Mooney M20J, Midland, MI, April 4, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 4, 1997
- Place: Midland, MI
- Airport: Jack Barstow Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.6629° N, 84.2613° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at JACK BARSTOW (IKW), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.6629&lon=-84.2613&mi=10
- Aircraft: N201ZM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N201ZM-2003-08-27) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 383 total, 231 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970404007549I

## Narrative

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

MR. BITZER STATED THAT HE WAS COMING FROM PONTIAC (PTC), MI AND WAS PREPARED TO LAND AT MIDLAND BARSTOW (3BS) ON RUNWAY 24. HE STATED THAT THE WINDS WERE 220 @ 10. MR. BITZER STATED HE USED THE APPROACH CHECKLIST ON APPROACH AND USED THE LANDING CHECKLIST FOR LANDING. MR. BITZER STATED THAT THE LANDING WAS SMOOTH UNTIL TOUCH DOWN.

## Other reports on N201ZM (1)

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

- [Accident 20030309003899A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030309003899A), Mar 9, 2003: Mooney M20J (N201ZM), Tower, MI, Destroyed, 2 fatal. (-23) Aircraft departed ptk on IFR flight for slh with one passenger on board. At 19:56 pilot checked on with zmp-artcc. Pilot reported in clouds and requested…

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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