35.2271° N, 80.8431° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Charlotte, NC, within about 10 miles.Open in the map
Date
December 19, 1985 · 19:45 local
Place
Charlotte, NC
Airport
Douglas Municipal
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N1172E
Reported as
Mooney M20K
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,022 total877 in this make and model100 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
While expediting turnoff to taxiway pilot turned short into soft dirt area. Damage to propeller and nose gear.
As the FAA filed it
WHILE EXPEDITING TURNOFF TO TAXIWAY PILOT TURNED SHORT INTO SOFT DIRT AREA. DAMAGE TO PROPELLER AND NOSE GEAR.