29.3014° N, 94.7978° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Galveston, TX, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
November 1, 1997 · 16:40 local
Place
Galveston, TX
Airport
Scholes Field Airport
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N305EC
Reported as
Mooney M20K
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
290 total
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Narrative: on landing at schole field, Galveston, Texas the nose landing gear collapsed. Aircraft veered off the runway and when leaving the paved area the left main landing gear collapsed as well. On investigation found nose gear truss assy p/n 540016-507 broken, causing the nose gear to collapse. This investigation is considered closed.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: ON LANDING AT SCHOLE FIELD, GALVESTON, TEXAS THE NOSE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED. AIRCRAFT VEERED OFF THE RUNWAY AND WHEN LEAVING THE PAVED AREA THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED AS WELL. ON INVESTIGATION FOUND NOSE GEAR TRUSS ASSY P/N 540016-507 BROKEN, CAUSING THE NOSE GEAR TO COLLAPSE. THIS INVESTIGATION IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.