# Incident 19970819030399I: Mooney M20F, Albany, NY, August 19, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 19, 1997, 15:45 local time
- Place: Albany, NY
- Airport: Albany County
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.7491° N, 73.8020° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ALBANY INTL (ALB), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7491&lon=-73.8020&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9517M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9517M-2013-08-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20F (registry code 5870214, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20F
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 922 total, 485 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970819030399I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: ON FINAL APPROACH, PILOT STATED AIRCRAFT DEVELOPED A FAST SINK RATE JUST BEFORE FLARE AND STALL WARNING HORN SOUNDED. AIRCRAFT LANDED 25 FT. SHORT OF THRESHOLD ON SOFT GROUND. MINOR DAMAGE TO MAIN GEAR DOORS AND PROP TIP DAMAGE. PILOT SAID HE FELT DENSITY ALTITUDE AND SOME CROSS WIND WERE THE FACTORS OF INCIDENT. THIS INCIDENT CLOSED - NO INJURIES.

## Other reports on N9517M (2)

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

- [Incident 19860919060309I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860919060309I), Sep 19, 1986: Mooney M20F (N9517M), Selah, WA, Minor damage. Precautionary landing after oil on windshield. Brake failed on rollout, veered to avoid runway end. Gear collapsed.
- [Accident 19860814084019A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860814084019A), Aug 14, 1986: Mooney M20F (N9517M), Quincey, WA, Substantial damage. The aircraft mistakenly landed on a street. Pilot attempted to takeoff, had to abort and aircraft struck a fence.

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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