# Incident 20020904036839I: Mooney M20J, Lincoln Park, NJ, September 4, 2002

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 4, 2002, 17:00 local time
- Place: Lincoln Park, NJ
- Airport: Lincoln Park Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.9476° N, 74.3145° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at LINCOLN PARK (N07), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.9476&lon=-74.3145&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2RH, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2RH) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 840 total, 600 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020904036839I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON RETURN FROM PRACTICING TAKE OFFS AND LANDINGS AT ORANGE COUNTY AIRPORT (MJG) ACFT ENTERED PATTERN FOR RUNWAY 01 AT LINCOLN PARK. WINDS WERE GUSTY OUT OF THE NW. PILOT ELECTED TO PRACTICE A GO AROUND. ON THE GO AROUND PILOT STATED HE RETRACTED THE GEAR PRIOR TO ASSURING THE PLANE WAS CLIMBING OUT OF GROUND EFFECT. THE AIRPLANE SETTLED ENOUGH TO SUSTAIN A PROP STRIKE. THE ACFT. THEN CLIMBED OUT AND RETURNED FOR A NORMAL LANDING. DAMAGE WAS CONFINED TO THE PROPELLER/ENGINE.

## Other reports on N2RH (1)

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

- [Incident 20250405004259I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250405004259I), Apr 5, 2025: Mooney M20J (N2RH), Naples, FL, Minor damage. NTSB accident no.: n/a atqa: A-SO-19-25-036 sas ptrs no.: SO19202504010 task id: T-SO19-FY25-0611 registration: xxxx make: Mooney : M20J serial number: xxxxxx…

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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