# Incident 20260101001359I: Mooney Aircraft Corp. M20K, Augusta, KS, January 1, 2026

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 1, 2026, 15:25 local time
- Place: Augusta, KS
- Airport: Augusta
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.6698° N, 97.0780° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at AUGUSTA MUNI (3AU), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6698&lon=-97.0780&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1167Y, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1167Y) (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, student
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260101001359I

## Narrative

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

ON 01/01/2026 AT APPROXIMATELY 3:25 PM CDT, A SINGLE ENGINE MT20T SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE AFTER ATTEMPTED LANDING SOUTHBOUND ON RUNWAY 18 AT 3AU AUGUSTA, KS. ONE SOUL WAS ON BOARD AT TIME OF INCIDENT, WITH NO REPORTED INJURIES.

ON 01/05/2026, AN AVIATION SAFETY INSPECTOR FROM THE WICHITA FSDO CONDUCTED AN ON-SCENE INSPECTION OF THE INCIDENT AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS FOUND TO HAVE HAD A PROPELLER STRIKE, REPORTED STRIKE OCCURRED WHILE PERFORMING A TOUCH AND GO AT 3AU AUGUSTA AIRPORT RUNWAY 18. THE AIRCRAFT PROP SHOWED SUSTAINED ROTATIONAL IMPACT DAMAGE. PROPELLOR BLADES WERE BENT AFT. EACH BLADE TIP WAS ALSO OBSERVED TO HAVE ROTATIONAL DAMAGE, INDICATING THE AIRCRAFT WAS UNDER POWER. OBSERVATIONS OF THE COCKPIT INSTRUMENTS AND FLIGHT CONTROL CONTINUITY WERE COMPLETED WITH NO OTHER DEFICIENCIES OR DAMAGE NOTED FROM THE PROPELLER STRIKE.

## Other reports on N1167Y (2)

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

- [Incident 20241201017579I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20241201017579I), Dec 1, 2024: Mooney Aircraft Corp. M20K (N1167Y), Stigler, OK, Minor damage. Aircraft landing gear not fully down and locked prior to landing causing damage to underside of aircraft and prop strike.
- [Incident 19910809052719I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910809052719I), Aug 9, 1991: Mooney M20K (N1167Y), Polson, MT, Minor damage. Engine failed en route. Landed safely. NR5 cylinder head had separated.

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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