# Incident 20200113000559I: Mooney M20C, Fort Meade, MD, January 13, 2020

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 13, 2020, 08:50 local time
- Place: Fort Meade, MD
- Airport: Tipton
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.1057° N, 76.7433° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Meade, MD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1057&lon=-76.7433&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2953L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2953L-2023-01-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20C (registry code 5870208, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-360 series (registry code 41575, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20C
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O-360 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 3,120 total, 21 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200113000559I

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT WAS CONDUCTING PATTERN WORK. THE LANDING GEAR WAS LOWERED AND THE GEAR DOWN LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. AFTER TOUCHDOWN THE GEAR HORN SOUNDED AND THE MANUAL GEAR ACTIVATION LEVER FLIPPED DOWN INTO THE GEAR UP POSITION. THE AIRCRAFT SKIDDED OFF OF THE RUNWAY ONTO THE INNER FIELD GRASS AREA RESULTING IN MINOR DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE AND PROPELLER.

KFME 131345Z AUTO 03003KT 10SM OVC016 06/03 A3040 RMK AO1

## Other reports on N2953L (2)

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

- [Accident 20210403005809A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210403005809A), Apr 3, 2021: Mooney M20C (N2953L), College Park, MD, Substantial damage. 04/03/2021 - College Park, MD (cgs): N2953L, M20, during takeoff the engine stalled for unknown reasons resulting In a hard landing on the runway. During…
- [Incident 19811016075439I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811016075439I), Oct 16, 1981: Mooney M20C (N2953L), Kimball, SD, Minor damage. Pilot taxied off runway where nose gear struck ditch.

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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