# Incident 19891023055169I: Mooney M20F, San Antonio, TX, October 23, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 23, 1989, 20:00 local time
- Place: San Antonio, TX
- Airport: San Antonio International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.5340° N, 98.4691° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SAN ANTONIO INTL (SAT), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.5340&lon=-98.4691&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3530X, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3530X) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20F (registry code 5870214, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20F
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,200 total, 200 in this make and model, 55 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891023055169I

## Narrative

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

LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL ON ROLLOUT. FOUND NOSE STEERING LINKAGE BOLT BROKE DUE TO AGE FATIGUE.

## Other reports on N3530X (1)

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

- [Incident 19920510014069I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920510014069I), May 10, 1992: Mooney M20F (N3530X), Rockwall, TX, Minor damage. Aircraft settled back on runway after lift off. Pilots hand bumped gear lever. Gear retracted.

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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