# Incident 19980930038469I: Mooney M20C, Taylorville, IL, September 30, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 30, 1998, 20:15 local time
- Place: Taylorville, IL
- Airport: Taylorville Municipal Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.5326° N, 89.3307° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at TAYLORVILLE MUNI (TAZ), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5326&lon=-89.3307&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7889V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7889V) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20C (registry code 5870208, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20C
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 856 total, 27 in this make and model, 27 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980930038469I

## Narrative

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

(-5) PILOT DIVERTED INTO TAYLORVILLE, IL, TO AVOID WEATHER AFTER DEPARTING FROM CHAMPAIGN, IL. PILOT STATED THAT GEAR WAS NOT EXTENDED PRIOR TO LANDING. AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN APPROXIMATELY 1500 FEET DOWN RUNWAY 36 AND SKIDDED APPROXIMATELY 800 FEET BEFORE COMING TO REST ON THE RIGHT EDGE OF THE RUNWAY, 925 FEET FROM THE END. DAMAGE WAS LIMITED TO THE PROPELLER AND BELLY SKIN. THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED WITH THIS REPORT.

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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