# Incident 19831211071999I: Mooney M20C, Andrews, SC, December 11, 1983

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 11, 1983, 13:15 local time
- Place: Andrews, SC
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.4496° N, 79.5660° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Andrews, SC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4496&lon=-79.5660&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6473U, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6473U) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20C (registry code 5870208, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 11,500 total, 1,000 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831211071999I

## Narrative

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

NOSE WHEEL SANK INTO A ANT HILL AT HANGAR ENTRANCE TAXIING TO HANGAR. PROPELLER STRUCK HANGAR FLOOR.

## Other reports on N6473U (1)

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

- [Incident 19960824028859I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960824028859I), Aug 24, 1996: Mooney M20C (N6473U), Gardner, KS, Minor damage. Narrative: PIC recently purchased a/c & was practicing t/o's & landings in preparation for a flt review. During the 2nd landing, the landing gear collapsed…

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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