# Incident 20010331004899I: Mooney M20C, Raleigh-Durham, NC, March 31, 2001

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 31, 2001, 11:15 local time
- Place: Raleigh-Durham, NC
- Airport: Raleigh-Durham International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.8776° N, 78.7875° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at RALEIGH-DURHAM INTL (RDU), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.8776&lon=-78.7875&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6803U, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6803U) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 180 total, 140 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010331004899I

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT STATED THAT ON 3-31-01 AT APPROX. 1115 LOCAL TIME HE WAS MAKING A SMOOTH APPROACH TO LANDING. THE A/C WAS IN A 500 FT. PER MINUTE DESCENT. HE TOUCHED DOWN 200 FT. BEYOND THE RUNWAY NUMBERS ON 23L. WHEN THE A/C WHEELS MADE CONTACT WITH THE PAVEMENT THE LEFT WHEEL SEEMED TO GRAB HARD OR STICK CAUSING THE A/C TO TURN SHARPLY TO THE LEFT AT A 45 DEGREE ANGLE. HE RAN OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF RUNWAY 23L. THE AIRCRAFT WENT INTO THE GRASS AND SPUN AROUND 180 DEGREES WITH THE RIGHT WING TIP AND AILERON HITTING A TAXI SIGN. HE TAXIED OUT OF THE GRASS AND BACK TO THE RAMP. THE PILOT STATED THAT THE WEATHER WAS CALM TO LIGHT AND VARIABLE AND NOT A FACTOR.

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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