# Incident 19970605021859I: Mooney M20K, Fargo, ND, June 5, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 5, 1997, 16:00 local time
- Place: Fargo, ND
- Airport: Hector International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.9206° N, 96.8157° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at HECTOR INTL (FAR), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.9206&lon=-96.8157&mi=10
- Aircraft: N252YJ (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20K
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520NB
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,850 total, 2,700 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970605021859I

## Narrative

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

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^

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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