# Incident 20080204013619I: Mooney M20E, Leesburg, FL, February 4, 2008

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 4, 2008, 15:00 local time
- Place: Leesburg, FL
- Airport: Leesburg International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.8229° N, 81.8084° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at LEESBURG INTL (LEE), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.8229&lon=-81.8084&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2658W, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2658W) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20E (registry code 5870212, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20E
- Reported engine: LYC IO360LYC*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 9,300 total, 2,000 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080204013619I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON FEBRUARY 4, 2008 AT APPROXIMATELY 09:46 EST, THE PILOT OF N2658W DEPARTED LEE UNDER A SPECIAL VFR CLEARANCE FOR A LOCAL FLIGHT. AFTER DEPARTING, HE REPORTED A VACUUM SOURCE MALFUNCTION TO MCO APPROACH CONTROL AND WAS VECTORED FOR THE GPS 13 APPROACH TO LEE. DURING THE APPROACH, HE FELT THE AIRCRAFT STRIKE AN OBJECT AND INITIATED A MISSED APPROACH. LEE TOWER CLEARED HIM TO LAND ON ANY RUNWAY, AND THE PILOT WAS ABLE TO MANEUVER VISUALLY TO LAND ON RUNWAY 31. THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR WAS DAMAGED FROM AN APPARENT CONTACT WITH POWER LINES DURING THE INSTRUMENT APPROACH, AND THE TIRE RUBBED AGAINST THE STRUT ON ROLLOUT, ACTING AS A BRAKE AND CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO VEER OFF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR ONLY. PILOT WAS UNINJURED.

## Other reports on N2658W (1)

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

- [Incident 19911102058039I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911102058039I), Nov 2, 1991: Mooney M20E (N2658W), Terre Haute, IN. Static blockage en route. Pitot heat did not correct. Unscheduled landing. Ok after system heated.

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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