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FAA incident report · Mooney M20R · San Antonio, TX · April 9, 2000

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Date
April 9, 2000 · 15:30 local
Place
San Antonio, TX
Airport
San Antonio International
Phase of flight
Final Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N134MC
Reported as
Mooney M20R
Reported engine
Continental IO550*
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
248 total50 in this make and model50 in the last 90 days
N134MCRegistered now · Mooney M20RS/N 29-0134 · Built 1997Airframe modelMooney M20REngine modelContinental IO-550 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23)On April 9, 2000, privacy data omitted (PIC) was operating N134MC, a Mooney aircraft, model M-20R, in route to sat with an IFR fligth plan filed. He departed bay city, TX., on final to sat. He was cleared by, sat ATC, for a VFR landing on runway 12R. While an final approach, with throttles back, the aricraft experienced a strong wind gust which, in turn, caused the aircraft to balloon up and back down causing the aircraft to impacted the runway. The aircraft ballooned up again nearing the edge of the runway and coming back down impacting the runway a second time. This caused the aircraft to abruptly strike the runway, thus causing some damage to the aircraft in which he was not aware of at the time. privacy data omitted Applied full power and conducted a go-around. Sat ATC cleared privacy data omitted for runway 12L and he landed with out further incident. He then taxied form the runway to the ramp parking. After engine shut down he then noticed the damage to the propeller. privacy data omitted Was the only person on board. He did not experience an emeergency situation or fire. He exited the aircraft in the normal evacuation procedures and noted, no injuries occurred. He was briefed by ATIS, prior to landing, that the winds were 160 to 170 at 12 to 17 knots. privacy data omitted, After further evaluation, noted that there was some damage to the nose gear rubber absorber and three propeller blades, which were bent about two inches form the tips.

As the FAA filed it

(-23)ON APRIL 9, 2000, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ (PIC) WAS OPERATING N134MC, A MOONEY AIRCRAFT, MODEL M-20R, IN ROUTE TO SAT WITH AN IFR FLIGTH PLAN FILED. HE DEPARTED BAY CITY, TX., ON FINAL TO SAT. HE WAS CLEARED BY, SAT ATC, FOR A VFR LANDING ON RUNWAY 12R. WHILE AN FINAL APPROACH, WITH THROTTLES BACK, THE ARICRAFT EXPERIENCED A STRONG WIND GUST WHICH, IN TURN, CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO BALLOON UP AND BACK DOWN CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO IMPACTED THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT BALLOONED UP AGAIN NEARING THE EDGE OF THE RUNWAY AND COMING BACK DOWN IMPACTING THE RUNWAY A SECOND TIME. THIS CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO ABRUPTLY STRIKE THE RUNWAY, THUS CAUSING SOME DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT IN WHICH HE WAS NOT AWARE OF AT THE TIME. ^PRIVACY DATA OM^ APPLIED FULL POWER AND CONDUCTED A GO-AROUND. SAT ATC CLEARED ^PRIVACY DATA O^ FOR RUNWAY 12L AND HE LANDED WITH OUT FURTHER INCIDENT. HE THEN TAXIED FORM THE RUNWAY TO THE RAMP PARKING. AFTER ENGINE SHUT DOWN HE THEN NOTICED THE DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER. ^PRIVACY DATA OM^ WAS THE ONLY PERSON ON BOARD. HE DID NOT EXPERIENCE AN EMEERGENCY SITUATION OR FIRE. HE EXITED THE AIRCRAFT IN THE NORMAL EVACUATION PROCEDURES AND NOTED, NO INJURIES OCCURRED. HE WAS BRIEFED BY ATIS, PRIOR TO LANDING, THAT THE WINDS WERE 160 TO 170 AT 12 TO 17 KNOTS. ^PRIVACY DATA OM^, AFTER FURTHER EVALUATION, NOTED THAT THERE WAS SOME DAMAGE TO THE NOSE GEAR RUBBER ABSORBER AND THREE PROPELLER BLADES, WHICH WERE BENT ABOUT TWO INCHES FORM THE TIPS.