# Incident 20121003022859I: Mooney M20J, Bellingham, WA, October 3, 2012

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 3, 2012, 11:40 local time
- Place: Bellingham, WA
- Airport: Bellingham International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.7927° N, 122.5375° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BELLINGHAM INTL (BLI), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.7927&lon=-122.5375&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1021K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1021K) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20J (registry code 5870219, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 SER A&C (registry code 41511, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-ser-a-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20J
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 500 total, 5 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20121003022859I

## Narrative

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

UPON LANDING AT BELLINGHAM INTL AIRPORT THE PILOT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT ALLOWING IT TO ROLL OFF RUNWAY 34 TO THE EAST.  AFTER REGAINING CONTROL THE PILOT TAXIED THE AIRPLANE BACK ONTO THE RUNWAY AND STRUCK A RUNWAY LIGHT WHILE DOING SO.  THIS CAUSED MINOR DAMAGE TO THE LEFT MAIN GEAR DOOR AND THE FARING BETWEEN THE FUSELAGE AND WING.

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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