# Incident 19991219034749I: Mooney M20J, Bedford, MA, December 19, 1999

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 19, 1999, 19:00 local time
- Place: Bedford, MA
- Airport: Laurence G Hanscom Fld
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.4699° N, 71.2890° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at LAURENCE G HANSCOM FLD (BED), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.4699&lon=-71.2890&mi=10
- Aircraft: N96KS, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N96KS) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20J (registry code 5870219, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20J
- Pilot flight hours: 400 total, 300 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991219034749I

## Narrative

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

(-23) THIS AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN ON BEDFORD RUNWAY 29 APPROX 365 FEET SHORT OF THE PAINTED RUNWAY THRESHOLD AT 1900 SAT. 12-19-99.  THE AIRCRAFT DID A TOUCH AND GO AND WENT AROUND.  AFTER MAKING ANOTHER TOUCH AND GO IT LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT.  I INSPECTED THE AIRCRAFT ON DECEMBER 20.  A HARD LANDING WAS EVIDENT ON THE MAIN LANDING GEAR.  SCRAPES AND DENTS WERE FOUND ON BOTH GEAR DOORS.

## Other reports on N96KS (1)

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

- [Incident 20000810021899I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000810021899I), Aug 10, 2000: Mooney M20J (N96KS), Bedford, MA, Minor damage. (-23)Pilot stated aircraft ballooned prior to touchdown. Pilot added power and pushed forward on the yoke. Aircraft landed hard on nose gear, breaking the…

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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