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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Mooney M20C · Half Moon Bay, CA · February 15, 1977

Date
February 15, 1977
Place
Half Moon Bay, CA
Airport
Half Moon Bay
Phase of flight
Takeoff Ground Roll
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N6494U
NTSB investigation
NTSBOAK77FVM08
Reported as
Mooney M20C
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
487 total445 in this make and model1 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Extreme nose gear shimmy caused loss of directional control.

As the FAA filed it

EXTREME NOSE GEAR SHIMMY CAUSED LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL CONTROL.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

Other reports on N6494U · 1

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