# Incident 19970418017369I: Mooney M20E, San Antonio, TX, April 18, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 18, 1997, 15:05 local time
- Place: San Antonio, TX
- Airport: San Antonio International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.5340° N, 98.4691° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SAN ANTONIO INTL (SAT), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.5340&lon=-98.4691&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9224M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9224M-2017-06-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20E (registry code 5870212, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20E
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,800 total, 900 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970418017369I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: ON APRIL 18, 1997, AT APPROXIMATELY 03:05 PM CDT AT SAN ANTONIO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. MR. FREDERICK A. PILLET HOLDER OF COMMERCIAL PILOT CERTIFICATE NUMBER 1442480 WAS THE PILOT IN COMMAND OF N9224M, A MOONEY MODEL 20-E. HE DEPARTED RUNWAY 21, AND WAS OBSERVED BY A SOUTHWEST AIRLINES PILOT HOLDING SHORT, THAT HE HAD PREMATURELY RETRACTED THE LANDING GEAR, AND IMPACTED THE RUNWAY. DURING THE RUNWAY INSPECTION PARTS OF HIS ROTATING BEACON, AND FOUR PROPELLER NICKS WERE DISCOVERED APPROXIMATELY 1,500 FEET FROM THE APPROACH END OF RUNWAY 21. MR. PILLET CONTINUED THE TAKEOFF AND PROCEEDED TO STINSON FIELD. HE WAS ADVISED BY SAN ANTONIO TOWER THAT PARTS OF HIS ROTATION BEACON, AND PROPELLER NICKS WERE FOUND ON THE RUNWAY. UPON ARRIVAL INTO STINSON FIELD THE TOWER OPERATOR ADVISED MR. PILLET OF THE FINDINGS AT SAN ANTONIO. DURING A TELEPHONE CONVERSATION WITH MR. PILLET ON MAY 8, 1997, HE EXHIBITED A CONSTRUCTIVE ATTITUDE, AND A WILLINGNESS TO COMPLY WITH ANY DIRECTIVES THAT MIGHT BE PLACED UPON HIM. HIS OWN PERSONAL CORRECTIVE ACTION INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING: *	HE WILL RECEIVE ADDITIONAL TRAINING ON IFR AND VFR 	PROCEDURES IN HIS AIRCRAFT. *	HE WILL ENROLL IN WINGS PROGRAM. BASED ON THE AFOREMENTIONED ITEMS, IT HAS BEEN DETERMINED THAT THIS INCIDENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.

## Other reports on N9224M (4)

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

- [Accident 20120226005629A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120226005629A), Feb 26, 2012: Mooney M20E (N9224M), San Antonio, TX, Destroyed, 2 fatal. On February 26, 2012, at 17:10 hours, a Mooney M20E owned by [privacy data omitted] and operated by [privacy data omitted], crashed just after take-off. VFR…
- [Incident 19830108006809I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830108006809I), Jan 8, 1983: Mooney M20E (N9224M), Rushmore, MN. Pilot landed on highway due to low fuel and deteriorating weather. Failed to proceed to alternate as flight planned
- [Incident 19820220012319I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820220012319I), Feb 20, 1982: Mooney M20E (N9224M), Sharpsville, IN, Minor damage. Engine RPM decreased. Landed in field. Flexible coupling to air induction box partially collapsed. Icing present.
- [Incident 19791104056639I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791104056639I), Nov 4, 1979: Mooney M20E (N9224M), Hamilton, OH, Minor damage. Gear collapsed during landing roll. Pilot failed to check the gear down and locked indicator. Warning horn faulty.

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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