# Incident 19971002035059I: Mooney M20M, Chatham, MA, October 2, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 2, 1997, 16:25 local time
- Place: Chatham, MA
- Airport: Chatham Municipal Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.6883° N, 69.9897° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CHATHAM MUNI (CQX), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6883&lon=-69.9897&mi=10
- Aircraft: N253TM, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N253TM) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20M (registry code 5870222, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20M
- Reported engine: LYC TIO540AF1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 624 total, 300 in this make and model, 42 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971002035059I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: PILOTS WRITTEN STATEMENT SAYS THAT HE LANDED NORMALLY BUT A BIT LONG. SEE ATTACHMENT.

## Other reports on N253TM (1)

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

- [Incident 19960817029279I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960817029279I), Aug 17, 1996: Mooney M20M (N253TM), Bozeman, MT, Minor damage. Narrative: Mooney N253TM, a Mooney 020M, departed Bozeman, Montana, Gallatin field, and returned for landing immediately due to an open baggage door. Pilot did…

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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