# Incident 19951114044049I: Mooney M20M, Grand Island, NE, November 14, 1995

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 14, 1995, 07:59 local time
- Place: Grand Island, NE
- Airport: Central Nebraska Regional
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.9675° N, 98.3096° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CENTRAL NEBRASKA RGNL (GRI), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.9675&lon=-98.3096&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9162D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9162D) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20M (registry code 5870222, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20M
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 630 total, 260 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951114044049I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: THE PILOT WAS ON A LOCAL FLIGHT IN HIS RECENTLY PURCHASED AIRPLANE. AFTER A HALF HOUR FLIGHT, THE PILOT RETURNED TO THE AIRPORT. THE PILOT SAID DURING THE LANDING FLARE THE AIRPLANE BEGAN TO PORPOISE AND THE NOSE GEAR TOUCHED DOWN FIRST. WHILE TAXIING OFF THE RUNWAY, THE NOSE GEAR PARTIALLY COLLAPSED CAUSING THE PROPELLER TO STRIKE THE GROUND. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE NOSE GEAR LOWER LINK ASSEMBLY HAD BROKEN ALLOWING THE NOSE GEAR TO PARTIALLY RETRACT. DAMAGE WAS LIMITED TO THE NOSE GEAR AND PROPELLER TIPS. THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED WITH THIS REPORT.

## Other reports on N9162D (1)

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

- [Incident 19930522020019I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930522020019I), May 22, 1993: Mooney M20M (N9162D), Sacramento, CA, Minor damage. Pilot forgot to lower landing gear. Landed gear up.

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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