# Incident 20170219016219I: Mooney M20J, Ellington, CT, February 19, 2017

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 19, 2017, 10:53 local time
- Place: Ellington, CT
- Airport: Ellington
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.9254° N, 72.4571° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ELLINGTON (7B9), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9254&lon=-72.4571&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4289H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4289H) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20J (registry code 5870219, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20J
- Reported engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,200 total, 500 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/20170219016219I

## Narrative

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

PER THE FAA FORM 8020-9 SUBMITTED BY Y90, YANKEE TRACON, FOLLOWS.

BLOCK #5. THE PILOT STATED HE WAS CRABBING THE AIRCRAFT INTO THE WIND FOR LANDING. HE DID NOT STRAIGHTEN THE AIRCRAFT OUT ENOUGH ON TOUCHDOWN CAUSING THE GEAR TO COLLAPSE. THERE WAS MINOR DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT FUSELAGE, PROP AND FLAPS. ONLY THE PILOT WAS ON BOARD AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES.

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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