# Incident 19841027062349I: Mooney M20A, Leander, TX, October 27, 1984

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 27, 1984, 15:00 local time
- Place: Leander, TX
- Airport: Leander
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.5788° N, 97.8531° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Leander, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.5788&lon=-97.8531&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1068B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1068B-2010-05-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20A (registry code 5870204, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20a) (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 M20A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,500 total, 40 in this make and model, 18 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841027062349I

## Narrative

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

TAXIED INTO A MUDDY AREA WHILE TAXIING FROM LANDING. STRESS COLLAPSED THE NOSE GEAR. LAND AT OWN RISK POSTED.

## Other reports on N1068B (1)

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

- [Incident 20070317002809I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070317002809I), Mar 17, 2007: Mooney M20A (N1068B), Hondo, TX, Minor damage. (-23) Gear lever (handle) broke off in the pilot's hand as he attempted to lower the gear. The gear became disengaged but was not fully extended. Pilot went…

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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