46.9206° N, 96.8157° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs at HECTOR INTL (FAR), within about a mile.Open in the map
Date
June 5, 1997 · 16:00 local
Place
Fargo, ND
Airport
Hector International
Phase of flight
Final Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N252YJ
Reported as
Mooney M20K
Reported engine
Continental TSIO520NB
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,850 total2,700 in this make and model150 in the last 90 days
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 June 05, 1997 at approx 14:50 a Mooney M20K, N252YJ owned and operated by Mr. Danny c. schatz, hit approach light while landing on runway 35 at Fargo. The aircraft sustained minor damage to flaps, gear doors & wheel well fairings. Airman competency was a factor because pilot failed to maintain sufficient altitude to clear approach lights. privacy data omitted
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: ON JUNE 05, 1997 AT APPROX 14:50 A MOONEY M20K, N252YJ OWNED AND OPERATED BY MR. DANNY C. SCHATZ, HIT APPROACH LIGHT WHILE LANDING ON RUNWAY 35 AT FARGO. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE TO FLAPS, GEAR DOORS & WHEEL WELL FAIRINGS. AIRMAN COMPETENCY WAS A FACTOR BECAUSE PILOT FAILED TO MAINTAIN SUFFICIENT ALTITUDE TO CLEAR APPROACH LIGHTS. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^