19970409010309I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Mooney M20K · Minneapolis, MN · April 9, 1997

Date: April 9, 1997 · 18:38 local
Place: Minneapolis, MN
Airport: Flying Cloud Airport
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N231JL
Reported as: Mooney M20K
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 280 total80 in this make and model4 in the last 90 days

N231JLRegistered now · Mooney M20KS/N 25-0097 · Built 1979 Airframe modelMooney M20K Engine modelContinental TSIO-360 seriesReciprocating

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Narrative: on IFR flight from willmar, NM to salina, KS pilot diverted to columbus, NE after picking up a trace of airframe ice. Because of the ice the pilot added 10 knots to his approach speed. When attempting to land at a higher than normal speed, aircraft porpoised, causing damage to propeller, tail cone, and gear doors. This incident is closed with this report.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: ON IFR FLIGHT FROM WILLMAR, NM TO SALINA, KS PILOT DIVERTED TO COLUMBUS, NE AFTER PICKING UP A TRACE OF AIRFRAME ICE. BECAUSE OF THE ICE THE PILOT ADDED 10 KNOTS TO HIS APPROACH SPEED. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO LAND AT A HIGHER THAN NORMAL SPEED, AIRCRAFT PORPOISED, CAUSING DAMAGE TO PROPELLER, TAIL CONE, AND GEAR DOORS. THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED WITH THIS REPORT.