# Incident 19920416012709I: Mnmite M18L, San Jose, CA, April 16, 1992

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 16, 1992, 10:50 local time
- Place: San Jose, CA
- Airport: San Jose International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.3394° N, 121.8950° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of San Jose, CA, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.3394&lon=-121.8950&mi=10
- Aircraft: N386A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N386A) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M-18L (registry code 5870106, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m-18l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-145B series (registry code 41502, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-145b-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MNMITE M18L
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 345 total, 300 in this make and model, 45 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920416012709I

## Narrative

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

NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED WHILE TAXIING TO GATE. PILOT STATED PROBABLE CAUSE WAS GEAR HANDLE NOT SECURED.

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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