# Incident 20040613019069I: Mooney M20J, Fullerton, CA, June 13, 2004

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 13, 2004, 10:15 local time
- Place: Fullerton, CA
- Airport: Fullerton Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.8720° N, 117.9798° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at FULLERTON MUNI (FUL), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8720&lon=-117.9798&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5257Q, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5257Q) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20J (registry code 5870219, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 SER A&C (registry code 41511, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-ser-a-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20J
- Reported engine: LYC IO360LYC*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,500 total, 700 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/20040613019069I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON APPROACH TO RWY 24 THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A 26' OBSTRUCTION LIGHT POLE WITH THE LEFT WING. LIGHT SHEARED OFF THE POLE AND AIRCRAFT LANDED SAFELY. LEFT WING HAD DAMAGE APPROXIMATELY 24" WIDE AND 8-10" DEEP.

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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