# Incident 20001003038339I: Mooney M20M, Rochester, NY, October 3, 2000

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 3, 2000, 14:20 local time
- Place: Rochester, NY
- Airport: Greater Rochester Internationa
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.1548° N, 77.6156° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rochester, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.1548&lon=-77.6156&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1085K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1085K) (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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,230 in this make and model
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001003038339I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON OCT. 2, 2000, ^PRIVACY DATA OMIT^ PILOTED AIRCRAFT N1085K (MOONEY M20M) SERIAL NUMBER 27-0035 AND EXPERIENCED A ROUGH RUNNING ENGINE AND LANDED AT ROC AIRPORT. DURING THE LANDING ATTEMPT THE ENGINE QUIT AND THE AIRCRAFT HIT THE GRASS AREA BETWEEN RUNWAY 25 AND THE SOUTHERN TAXI WAY. THE AIRCRAFT'S NOSE WHEEL COLLAPSED ON LANDING AND THE PROPELLER HIT BENDING ALL THREE BLADES. THE PILOT AND HIS PASSENGER, ^PRIVACY DATA OMIT^ DID NOT RECEIVE ANY INJURIES. DURING THE INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT, THE RIGHT FUEL TANK WAS EMPTY AND THE LEFT TANK HAD ABOUT A QUARTER OF A TANK. THE PILOT REPORTED TO THIS OFFICE THAT HE FLEW FROM WHITE-PLAINS, NY (HPN) TO ROC. DURING TAKE OFF HE DEPARTED USING THE LEFT TANK THEN SWITCHED OVER TO THE RIGHT TANK. HE ALSO STATED TO THE FAA THAT HE DID NOT SWITCH BACK TO THE LEFT TANK UNTIL THE ENGINE STARTED RUNNING ROUGH. THIS INCIDENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.

## Other reports on N1085K (1)

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

- [Incident 20000710034269I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000710034269I), Jul 10, 2000: Mooney M20M (N1085K), Batavia, NY. (-23)On Monday, July 10, 2000, a Mooney M20M, N1085K, departed roc on an IFR flight plane to blk. Approximately five miles southwest of genesses county airport…

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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