# Incident 19990403015509I: Mooney M20J, Omaha, NE, April 3, 1999

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 3, 1999, 10:04 local time
- Place: Omaha, NE
- Airport: Eppley Airfield
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.3032° N, 95.8941° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at EPPLEY AIRFIELD (OMA), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3032&lon=-95.8941&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2468J, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2468J) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20J (registry code 5870219, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0-360-B1E (registry code 41559, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0-360-b1e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20J
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990403015509I

## Narrative

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

WHILE STILL ON GROUND DURING TAKE OFF PILOT FELT WIND GUST STRIKE LEFT SIDE OF TAIL. PILOT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AND VEERED OFF RUNWAY INTO THE GRACSS TO THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. LANDING GEAR SANK INTO MUD AND GEAR DOORS SUSTAINED INCIDENT DAMAGE.

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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