# Incident 20201017017099I: Mooney M-18C, Heath, OH, October 17, 2020

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 17, 2020, 13:00 local time
- Place: Heath, OH
- Airport: Newark-Heath
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.0247° N, 82.4618° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Newark Heath Airport (VTA), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0247&lon=-82.4618&mi=10
- Aircraft: N85PM, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N85PM) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M-18C (registry code 5870102, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m-18c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A&C65 series (registry code 17003, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M-18C
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR A&C65 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 181 total, 1 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20201017017099I

## Narrative

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

NEW OWNER (CFII) PURCHASED AIRCRAFT DAY BEFORE ACCIDENT. HE ALLOWED A FAMILY MEMBER (ALSO HIS STUDENT) TO FLY AIRCRAFT.

BOTH THE NEW OWNER AND FAMILY MEMBER (PIC) WERE BRIEFED ON FLIGHT CHARACTERISTICS FROM PREVIOUS OWNER.

LOCAL FLIGHT WAS GOING WELL UNTIL FINAL APPROACH TO RUNWAY 27 AND CLOSE TO TOUCH-DOWN, THE PIC LET THE AIRCRAFT GET TO SLOW, AND THEN HE FLARED TOO HIGH ABOVE RUNWAY ALLOWING AIRCRAFT TO STALL.

## Other reports on N85PM (1)

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

- [Incident 20040911023959I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040911023959I), Sep 11, 2004: Mnmite M18C (N85PM), Claremore, OK, Minor damage. (-23) When pilot arrived at Claremore, OK there were several aircraft in the local area. Anticipating being able to enter the pattern he lowered the landing…

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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