# Incident 20100201051969I: Mooney M20J, Farmingdale, NY, February 1, 2010

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 1, 2010, 15:55 local time
- Place: Farmingdale, NY
- Airport: Republic
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.7293° N, 73.4134° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at REPUBLIC (FRG), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7293&lon=-73.4134&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5783D (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20J
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-360
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 103 total, 59 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100201051969I

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT WAS ON A SOLO FLIGHT.  THERE WAS A CROSSWIND AS WELL AS A MILDLY GUSTING WIND AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT.  THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN AND BOUNCED.  THE PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS WAITING FOR THE AIRCRAFT TO RESETTLE BACK ON THE RUNWAY.  AT SOME POINT, HE LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT.  WHEN QUERIED, THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO IDENTIFY THE MOMENT HE LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL.  THE RESULT WAS THE AIRCRAFT WEATHERVANING AND DEPARTING THE RUNWAY, DESTROYING A RUNWAY SIGN AND LIGHT, AND CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT.

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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