# Incident 19970327014469I: Mooney M20J, Marco Island, FL, March 27, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 27, 1997, 17:15 local time
- Place: Marco Island, FL
- Airport: Marco Island
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 25.9320° N, 81.7048° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Marco Island, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.9320&lon=-81.7048&mi=10
- Aircraft: N201VY, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N201VY) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20J (registry code 5870219, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 SER A&C (registry code 41511, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-ser-a-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20J
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970327014469I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: ON LANDING AT MARCO ISLAND AIRPORT, MR. GERBER, OWNER AND PILOT OF A MOONEY M20J AIRPLANE N201VY, APPLIED BRAKES AND REALIZED THAT THE BRAKES HAD FAILED. AS HE APPROACHED THE END OF THE RUNWAY, HE TRIED TO AVOID RUNNING OFF THE END AND INTO THE LAKE, SO HE MADE A LEFT TURN. WHEN HE MADE THE LEFT TURN, A CESSNA CITATION WAS BEING REFUELED BY A FUEL TRUCK. HE STRUCK THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE FUEL TRUCK WITH THE LEFT WING CAUSING THE AIRPLANE TO SPIN AROUND TO THE FRONT OF THE TRUCK. THE PROPELLER STRUCK THE GRILLE OF THE TRUCK, DAMAGING THE GRILLE AND BENDING THE PROPELLER AT THE TIPS, THEN STOPPED WHEN IT STRUCK THE BUMPER. MR. MARK PRINCE, A MECHANIC FROM AND CHIEF INSPECTOR OF NAPLES AIR CENTER, AND I INSPECTED THE BRAKE RESERVOIR WHICH WAS EMPTY. WE ALSO CHECKED FOR FLUID AROUND THE RESERVOIR, IN THE WHEEL WELLS AND UNDER THE BELLY OF THE AIRPLANE AND THERE WERE NO STAINS THAT WOULD IDENTIFY LEAKS. CHECKS SHOWED THAT THE RIGHT BRAKE WAS GOOD, AND THE LEFT HAD NO STOPPING ACTION. NO ONE WAS INJURED IN THIS INCIDENT, BUT THE AIRPLANE HAD THE LEFT WING DENTED IN TWO PLACES. THE FORWARD OUTBOARD LEADING EDGE, APPROXIMATELY TWO FEET FROM THE WING-TIP OF THE AIRPLANE, WAS PUSHED IN CAUSING THE SKIN TO BREAK. THE LEADING EDGE FORWARD OF LEFT MAIN GEAR, APPROXIMATELY THREE FEET FROM THE FUSELAGE, IS SLIGHTLY DENTED AND SEPARATION AT THE SEAM. BOTH BLADES ON THE PROPELLER WERE BENT AND TWISTED FROM STRIKING THE GRILLE AND THE BUMPER. THE PROPELLER WILL HAVE TO BE REPLACED AND THE ENGINE TORN DOWN DUE TO SUDDEN STOPPAGE.

## Other reports on N201VY (1)

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

- [Incident 19890812048039I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890812048039I), Aug 12, 1989: Mooney M20J (N201VY), Bangor, ME. Total electrical failure. Missed approach and proceeded to VFR weather for landing. Found faulty voltage regulator.

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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