# Incident 20020425011949I: Mooney M20J, Kenosha, WI, April 25, 2002

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 25, 2002, 18:00 local time
- Place: Kenosha, WI
- Airport: Kenosha Municipal Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.5875° N, 87.8800° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kenosha, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5875&lon=-87.8800&mi=10
- Aircraft: N201FY, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N201FY) (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
- Reported engine: CONT IO360*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 600 total, 40 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020425011949I

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT FORGOT TO REMOVE TOW BAR. WHILE TAXIING FOR TAKE-OFF PROP STRUCK TOW BAR.

## Other reports on N201FY (2)

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

- [Incident 20230521008639I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230521008639I), May 21, 2023: Mooney M20J (N201FY), Pembroke Pines, FL, Minor damage. Nose and main gear collapsed after landing at North Perry Airport (hwo) runway 10R. After touch down, nose gear initially collapsed followed by both main gear.…
- [Incident 19890518036123I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890518036123I), May 18, 1989: Mooney M20J (N201FY), Kenosha, WI, Minor damage. Landed gear up. Did not verify gear down after placing handle in position. Gear operated normally.

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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