# Incident 20080720849119I: Mooney M20J, Willimantic, CT, July 20, 2008

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 20, 2008, 14:30 local time
- Place: Willimantic, CT
- Airport: Windham
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.7440° N, 72.1802° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at WINDHAM (IJD), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7440&lon=-72.1802&mi=10
- Aircraft: N201N, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N201N) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20J (registry code 5870219, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20J
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 379 total, 65 in this make and model, 24 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080720849119I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON 07-20-2008 AT 14:30, PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS FLYING A MOONEY M20J, N201J MADE A HARD LANDING AT IJD AND BENT THE MAIN GEAR DOORS AND FOOT STEP.  THE FAA LEARNED OF THE INCIDENT WHEN TOTAL AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE, AN AIRCRAFT REPAIR FACILITY AT HFD REQUESTED A SPECIAL FLIGHT PERMIT ON 07-22-08 TO MOVE THE AIRCRAFT FROM IJD TO HFD FOR REPAIRS.  I CONTACTED THE PILOT 07-23-08 AND ASKED HIM TO WRITE A STATEMENT ON THE INCIDENT AND E-MAIL IT TO ME.  HIS STATEMENT IS ATTACHED TO THIS FORM:

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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