# Incident 19970307007139I: Mooney M20J, Marlin, TX, March 7, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 7, 1997, 17:15 local time
- Place: Marlin, TX
- Airport: Marlin Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.3407° N, 96.8520° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MARLIN (T15), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.3407&lon=-96.8520&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5763N (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20J
- Reported engine: LYC AEIO360A1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 332 total, 105 in this make and model, 19 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970307007139I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: AFTER LANDING AT THE MARLIN, TX AIRPORT (T15) WHILE TURNING AROUND ON THE RUNWAY, THE NOSE WHEEL WENT OFF THE HARD TOP AND DROPPED INTO A POTHOLE CAUSING THE PROPELLER TO STRIKE THE GROUND.

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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