# Incident 20031002029929I: Mooney M20G, Rochester, IN, October 2, 2003

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 2, 2003, 17:45 local time
- Place: Rochester, IN
- Airport: Fulton County Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.0655° N, 86.1817° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at FULTON COUNTY (RCR), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0655&lon=-86.1817&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6788N, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6788N) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M-20G (registry code 5870216, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m-20g) (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 M20G
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 600 total, 60 in this make and model, 23 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031002029929I

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT EXPLAINED THAT HE WAS SOMEWHAT PREOCCUPIED WITH LOSING ALTITUDE DURING HIS ARRIVAL TO THE TRAFFIC PATTERN. THE PILOT SAID HE BECAME DISTRACTED BY BIRDS AHEAD OF HIM AND ON SHORT FINAL APPROACH AND LANDING, AND HE HIT A COUPLE OF THEM. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE DID NOT USE A CHECKLIST IN PREPARATION FOR LANDING.

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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