# Incident 20020712020859I: Mooney M20C, Andrews, NC, July 12, 2002

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 12, 2002, 11:55 local time
- Place: Andrews, NC
- Airport: Andrews-Murphy Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.1990° N, 83.8262° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Andrews, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1990&lon=-83.8262&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9680M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9680M-2019-05-04) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,000 total, 500 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020712020859I

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT EXPERIENCED ENGINE FAILURE AT 9,000 FEET. HE WAS GIVEN A FLIGHT ASSIST BY ATC, AND WAS ABLE TO GET BELOW A CLOUD LAYER AND LAND ON A GRASS AREA ON AIRPORT. HE STATED THAT HE ELECTED TO NOT PUT THE GEAR DOWN BECAUSE THERE WOULD BE LESS DAMAGE, AND HE COULD HAVE A SHORTER LANDING DISTANCE.

## Other reports on N9680M (2)

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

- [Accident 20150418006289A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150418006289A), Apr 18, 2015: Mooney M20C (N9680M), Winchester, TN, Substantial damage. Aircraft departed Winchester Municipal Airport (bgf) runway 18. Aircraft would not gain altitude. The pilot attempted to land and impacted the ground, damaging…
- [Incident 19890620034829I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890620034829I), Jun 20, 1989: Mooney M20C (N9680M), Winfield/Arkans, KS, Minor damage. Pilot was distracted by a radio call during prelanding check and forgot to lower landing gear. Landed gear up.

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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