# Incident 20080224012649I: Mooney M20F, Melfa, VA, February 24, 2008

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 24, 2008, 13:30 local time
- Place: Melfa, VA
- Airport: Accomack County
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.6469° N, 75.7610° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ACCOMACK COUNTY (MFV), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6469&lon=-75.7610&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3546N, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3546N) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20F (registry code 5870214, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20F
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 437 total, 11 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080224012649I

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PRIVATE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS CONDUCTING A VISUAL APPROACH AND LANDING AT ACCOMACK COUNTY AIRPORT ON FEBRUARY 24, 2008. DURING THE LANDING, THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ EXPERIENCED GUSTY WINDS AND CROSSWINDS. A PILOT INDUCED OSCILLATION RESULTED AND THE AIRCRAFT PROPELLER STRUCK THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ TAXIED CLEAR OF THE RUNWAY AND INSPECTED THE AIRCRAFT DAMAGE.

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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