# Incident 19980503013109I: Mooney M20C, Denver, CO, May 3, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 3, 1998, 15:55 local time
- Place: Denver, CO
- Airport: Jeffco Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.7392° N, 104.9847° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Denver, CO, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7392&lon=-104.9847&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6253U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6253U-2020-05-01) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 23 total, 23 in this make and model
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980503013109I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: THE STUDENT PILOT WAS RETURNING FROM A CROSS COUNTY FLIGHT AND LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AFTER TOUCHDOWN. HE VEERED OFF RUNWAY 29R AND CAME TO REST IN THE DIRT. THE CROSS LOADING OF THE LANDING GEAR CAUSED THE LEFT MAIN GEAR TO COLLAPSE WHICH IN TURN CAUSED THE LEFT WING TIP, PROPELLER AND UNDER AREA OF THE TAIL SECTION TO MAKE CONTACT WITH THE GROUND. THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED AND THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE. WEATHER CONDITIONS WERE VMC WITH A LIGHT CROSS WIND. I CONTACTED THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR WHO IS ALSO THE OWNER OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE STUDENT HAS THE PROPER SIGN OFF TO OPERATE THIS AIRCRAFT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ CONSIDERING THIS FACTOR, I HAVE ELECTED TO NOT TAKE ANY FURTHER ACTION AGAINST THE STUDENT.

## Other reports on N6253U (4)

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

- [Accident 20000722012889A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000722012889A), Jul 22, 2000: Mooney M20C (N6253U), Longmont, CO, No damage. (-23) Mooney M20C, N6253U departed Longmont airport (2V2) Longmont, CO using runway 29 approximately 827 MDT, 7-22-00, after the 2nd touch & go, take…
- [Accident 19990703043599A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990703043599A), Jul 3, 1999: Mooney M20C (N6253U), Big Piney, WY, No damage. (-23) While encountering gusty crosswinds on landing the pilot failed to maintain directional control of the a/c.
- [Incident 19910410015159I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910410015159I), Apr 10, 1991: Mooney M20C (N6253U), Greeley, CO, Minor damage. Pilot forgot to lower landing gear and landed gear up. Did not hear gear warning horn until speed reduced on flare.
- [Incident 19880324018639I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880324018639I), Mar 24, 1988: Mooney M20C (N6253U), Rapid City, SD. After passing through clouds engine quit. Restarted on final. Landed safely. Suspect carburetor icing.

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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