# Incident 20070228002859I: Mooney M20F, Scottsdale, AZ, February 28, 2007

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 28, 2007, 17:30 local time
- Place: Scottsdale, AZ
- Airport: Scottsdale Municipal Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.5092° N, 111.8990° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Scottsdale, AZ, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5092&lon=-111.8990&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7127V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7127V) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20F (registry code 5870214, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20f) (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 M20F
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 690 total, 268 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070228002859I

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT ^PRIVAC^ STATED THAT HE WAS LANDING ON RUNWAY 21 AT SCOTTSDALE AIRPORT. THE WINDS WERE 260 @ 12 KNOTS AND GUSTING TO 19 KNOTS. HE WAS ON FINAL APPROACH WHEN THE NOSE OF THE PLANE DROPPED. THE PLANE TOUCHED DOWN AND BOUNCED BACK UP IN THE AIR SEVERAL FEET. HE MAINTAINED CONTROL OF THE PLANE AND MADE A FINAL LANDING. THE PILOT ^PRIVAC^ TAXIED TO HIS ASSIGNED PARKING SPOT AT A7 GREENWAY T-SHADES. DURING POST FLIGHT HE OBSERVED THAT THE TIPS OF ALL THREE PROP BLADES WERE BENT. IT WAS LATER DETERMINED THAT THERE WAS POSSIBLE DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE THAT WOULD REQUIRE A TEAR DOWN INSPECTION. ALSO, THERE IS DAMAGE TO THE MOTOR MOUNT AND THE RIGHT GEAR DOOR. THE PILOT ^PRIVAC^ IS IN THE PROCESS OF GETTING THE DAMAGED PLANE REPAIRED.

## Other reports on N7127V (2)

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

- [Accident 20031012035329A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031012035329A), Oct 12, 2003: Mooney M20F (N7127V), Scottsdale, AZ, Substantial damage. (-23) This accident was discovered when a special flight permit was requested to transport the aircraft to a maintenance facility for repairs. Inspection of…
- [Incident 19800129020179I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800129020179I), Jan 29, 1980: Mooney M20F (N7127V), Plainfield, IL. Fuel cap o rings worn. Did not seal. Large quantity water found right tank.

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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