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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Mooney M20E · Santa Maria, CA · May 31, 1998

Date
May 31, 1998 · 11:30 local
Place
Santa Maria, CA
Airport
Santa Maria Public
Phase of flight
Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N5827Q
Reported as
Mooney M20E
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0

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.

Nose gear collapse during taxi for takeoff. Temporary repairs effected and aircraft ferried to stockton, CA for permanent repair. Inspection revealed NLG upper truss brake releasing tension on gear allowing collapse.

As the FAA filed it

NOSE GEAR COLLAPSE DURING TAXI FOR TAKEOFF. TEMPORARY REPAIRS EFFECTED AND AIRCRAFT FERRIED TO STOCKTON, CA FOR PERMANENT REPAIR. INSPECTION REVEALED NLG UPPER TRUSS BRAKE RELEASING TENSION ON GEAR ALLOWING COLLAPSE.