# Incident 19980209003069I: Mooney M20C, Las Vegas, NV, February 9, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 9, 1998, 11:00 local time
- Place: Las Vegas, NV
- Airport: Henderson Sky Harbor Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.1750° N, 115.1372° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Las Vegas, NV, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1750&lon=-115.1372&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7151V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7151V) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20C (registry code 5870208, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 680 total, 35 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980209003069I

## Narrative

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

RAN OFF RUNWAY STRIKING LIGHT. NOSE WHEEL WAS STUCK TO THE LEFT AND WAS UNABLE TO STEER USING THE RUDDER PEDALS.

## Other reports on N7151V (1)

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

- [Incident 19911221061419I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911221061419I), Dec 21, 1991: Mooney M20C (N7151V), Rio Vista, CA, Minor damage. Pilot stated he was distracted by monitoring alternator and forgot to lower landing gear. Landed gear up.

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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