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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Mooney M20TN · Fairfield, NJ · April 15, 2015

Date: April 15, 2015 · 16:20 local
Place: Fairfield, NJ
Airport: Essex County
Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N666AG
Reported as: Mooney M20TN
Reported engine: Continental TSIO-550-G
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 650 total399 in this make and model

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

On April 15, 2015, the pilot of aircraft N666AG was attempting to land on runway 4 at kcdw. The pilot stated that during final approach, just before touch down he experienced a gust of wind. This forced the aircraft to (balloon) bounce off runway multiple times. Executing a go around the aircraft's (N666AG) left flap struck the runway marking sign on the right side of the runway causing minor damage to aircraft's left flap.

As the FAA filed it

ON APRIL 15, 2015, THE PILOT OF AIRCRAFT N666AG WAS ATTEMPTING TO LAND ON RUNWAY 4 AT KCDW. THE PILOT STATED THAT DURING FINAL APPROACH, JUST BEFORE TOUCH DOWN HE EXPERIENCED A GUST OF WIND. THIS FORCED THE AIRCRAFT TO (BALLOON) BOUNCE OFF RUNWAY MULTIPLE TIMES. EXECUTING A GO AROUND THE AIRCRAFT'S (N666AG) LEFT FLAP STRUCK THE RUNWAY MARKING SIGN ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT'S LEFT FLAP.