# Incident 20220424006669I: Mooney Aircraft Corp. M20K, Portland, ME, April 24, 2022

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 24, 2022, 16:06 local time
- Place: Portland, ME
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.6332° N, 70.1853° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Portland, ME, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.6332&lon=-70.1853&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4093H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4093H) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20K (registry code 5870220, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-360 series (registry code 17019, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY AIRCRAFT CORP. M20K
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR TSIO-360 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220424006669I

## Narrative

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

AN AIRCRAFT SQUAWKING 1200 WAS OBSERVED 5 NM SOUTHWEST OF PWM AT 2,200 FEET. WELL INSIDE THE PWM CLASS C AIRSPACE. THE AIRCRAFT NEVER ESTABLISHED RADIO CONTACT AS REQUIRED. THE AIRCRAFT MADE WHAT APPEARED TO BE A PROCEDURE TURN BACK TO THE WEST FOR SFM AIRPORT AND EXITED THE PWM CLASS C. THE AIRCRAFT INFORMATION WAS OBTAINED WITH ADSB INFORMATION. AT 2022Z THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED PWM AIRSPACE AND I RELAYED INFORMATION TO A90 TO TRACK THE FLIGHT. AT 2044Z A90 CALLED AND SAID THE AIRCRAFT APPEARED TO BE LANDING AT LCI AIRPORT.

SPOKE WITH AIRMAN OVER THE PHONE. THE AIRMAN WAS PERFORMING PRACTICE APPROACHES INTO KSFM AIRPORT AND WHILE UTILIZING THE APPROACH PLATE, LOST SITUATIONAL AWARENESS, NOT REALIZING THE APPROACH TOOK HIM INTO KPWM AIRSPACE. COUNSELING WAS PERFORMED WITH THE AIRMAN TO EMPHASIZE USING MULTIPLE TOOLS TO MAINTAIN SITUATIONAL AWARENESS SUCH AS GROUND REFERENCES, AUTOMATION IN FOREFLIGHT AND THE GARMIN 430 ONBOARD TO A THOROUGH PREFLIGHT TO ENSURE STAYING CLEAR OF AIRSPACE AT ALL TIMES. ALSO DISCUSSED BENEFITS OF UTILIZING ATC FOR TRAFFIC AND BOUNDARY AWARENESS.

## Other reports on N4093H (1)

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

- [Incident 19940403011689I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940403011689I), Apr 3, 1994: Mooney M20K (N4093H), Mountain Home, TX, Minor damage. Pilot forgot to lower landing gear. Landed gear up.

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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