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FAA incident report · Mooney M20F · Oklahoma City, OK · April 6, 1996

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Date
April 6, 1996 · 18:30 local
Place
Oklahoma City, OK
Airport
Expressway Airpark Airport
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N3782N
Reported as
Mooney M20F
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
700 total300 in this make and model25 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Narrative: pilot lost directional control after touchdown. Aircraft proceeded off left side of runway and across drainage ditch. Nose gear separated. Damage to propeller, nose cowl and landing gear doors. Pilot stated that approach/touchdown were normal and about 2 seconds after nose gear contacted runway surface, aircraft veered to the left. Several uneventful touch and go landings made at another airport prior to incident. Pilot suspects nose wheel steering failed. Submission of this report closes this incident.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: PILOT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AFTER TOUCHDOWN. AIRCRAFT PROCEEDED OFF LEFT SIDE OF RUNWAY AND ACROSS DRAINAGE DITCH. NOSE GEAR SEPARATED. DAMAGE TO PROPELLER, NOSE COWL AND LANDING GEAR DOORS. PILOT STATED THAT APPROACH/TOUCHDOWN WERE NORMAL AND ABOUT 2 SECONDS AFTER NOSE GEAR CONTACTED RUNWAY SURFACE, AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE LEFT. SEVERAL UNEVENTFUL TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS MADE AT ANOTHER AIRPORT PRIOR TO INCIDENT. PILOT SUSPECTS NOSE WHEEL STEERING FAILED. SUBMISSION OF THIS REPORT CLOSES THIS INCIDENT.