# Incident 20110415012139I: Mooney Aircraft Corp. M20K, Pineville, WV, April 15, 2011

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 15, 2011, 12:30 local time
- Place: Pineville, WV
- Airport: Kee Feild
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.5895° N, 81.5352° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pineville, WV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.5895&lon=-81.5352&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1170U, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1170U) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20K (registry code 5870220, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-360 series (registry code 17019, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY AIRCRAFT CORP. M20K
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR TSIO-360 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,000 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110415012139I

## Narrative

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

4/15/2011 APPROXIMATELY 1230 PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ EXPERIENCED HARD LANDING AT PINEVILLE WV (I16).  PILOT STATED THAT JUST BEFORE LANDING (TOUCH DOWN) THAT IT FELT LIKE ALL THE AIR WENT OUT FROM UNDER THE WINGS AND THE PLANE FELL.ON SITE:INCIDENT OCCURRED WHILE LANDING ON RUNWAY 8, AIRCRAFT STALLED NOSE DOWN. AIRCRAFT MADE TOUCH DOWN CENTER OF RUNWAY THRESHOLD. (PROP STRIKE) AND LEFT WING TIP DOWN CONTACTING RUNWAY SURFACE BEFORE FULL TOUCH DOWN.  DAMAGE:LEFT WING TIP APPROXIMATELY 3 FEET INBOARD BENT UPWARD.  LEFT MAIN GEAR ASSEMBLY BENT INWARD. NOSE GEAR RUBBER SHOCK MOUNTS BLOWN. PROP STRIKE.

## Other reports on N1170U (1)

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

- [Incident 20060611022739I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060611022739I), Jun 11, 2006: Mooney M20K (N1170U), Manassas, VA, Minor damage. (-23) After normal touchdown, felt nosewheel vibration, then slight drift left. Nosewheel steering did not respond. Called tower to report loss of nosewheel…

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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