# Incident 19970529024399I: Mooney M20J, Pittsburgh, PA, May 29, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 29, 1997, 08:00 local time
- Place: Pittsburgh, PA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.4406° N, 79.9959° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pittsburgh, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4406&lon=-79.9959&mi=10
- Aircraft: N58016, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N58016) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20J (registry code 5870219, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 SER A&C (registry code 41511, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-ser-a-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20J
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 15,500 total, 250 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970529024399I

## Narrative

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

BAGGAGE DOOR OPENED INFLIGHT. NOISY THEN TORE OFF. WAS LOCKED AND KEY REMOVED PRIOR FLIGHT.

## Other reports on N58016 (1)

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

- [Incident 19950701025799I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950701025799I), Jul 1, 1995: Mooney M20J (N58016), Parkersburg, WV, Minor damage. Bounced twice landing. Went around and landed normal. Prop tips bent due contact with runway. Damaged nose 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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