# Incident 19970409010309I: Mooney M20K, Minneapolis, MN, April 9, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 9, 1997, 18:38 local time
- Place: Minneapolis, MN
- Airport: Flying Cloud Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.8275° N, 93.4586° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at FLYING CLOUD (FCM), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.8275&lon=-93.4586&mi=10
- Aircraft: N231JL, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N231JL) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20K (registry code 5870220, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-360 series (registry code 17019, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20K
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 280 total, 80 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970409010309I

## Narrative

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

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.

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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