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Incident · Substantial damage

FAA incident report · Mooney M20J · Hot Springs, AR · September 20, 2000

Date: September 20, 2000 · 08:30 local
Place: Hot Springs, AR
Airport: Memorial Field
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N201EQ
Reported as: Mooney M20J
Reported engine: Continental IO360*
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 750 total115 in this make and model15 in the last 90 days

N201EQRegistered now · Mooney M20JS/N 24-0162 · Built 1977 Airframe modelMooney M20J Engine modelLycoming I0360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23)On September 20, 20000, at 0830 am CDT, a Mooney M20J, N201EQ, serial number 24-0162, registered to N201EQ, l.l.c., operated by a private pilot under title 14 CFR part 91, collapsed the nose gear during landing at Hot Springs Memorial Field (hot). The aircraft sustained substatial damage to the following areas; the right and left nose gear doors, two forward undercarriage panels, the left outboard lower wing skin section and pitot tube. The propeller tips were bent back 3 to 4 inches to support possible sudden engine stoppage. The primary and secondary flight controls were not damaged. The private pilot and passenger were not injured. Aircraft came to rest on active runway 23. No post fire was encountered. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and a flight plan was not filed. The probable cause of the malfunction will be determined by maintenance. A special flight permit will be excuted to move the aircraft to the intended maintenance facility.

As the FAA filed it

(-23)ON SEPTEMBER 20, 20000, AT 0830 AM CDT, A MOONEY M20J, N201EQ, SERIAL NUMBER 24-0162, REGISTERED TO N201EQ, L.L.C., OPERATED BY A PRIVATE PILOT UNDER TITLE 14 CFR PART 91, COLLAPSED THE NOSE GEAR DURING LANDING AT HOT SPRINGS MEMORIAL FIELD (HOT). THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTATIAL DAMAGE TO THE FOLLOWING AREAS; THE RIGHT AND LEFT NOSE GEAR DOORS, TWO FORWARD UNDERCARRIAGE PANELS, THE LEFT OUTBOARD LOWER WING SKIN SECTION AND PITOT TUBE. THE PROPELLER TIPS WERE BENT BACK 3 TO 4 INCHES TO SUPPORT POSSIBLE SUDDEN ENGINE STOPPAGE. THE PRIMARY AND SECONDARY FLIGHT CONTROLS WERE NOT DAMAGED. THE PRIVATE PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED. AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST ON ACTIVE RUNWAY 23. NO POST FIRE WAS ENCOUNTERED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND A FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED. THE PROBABLE CAUSE OF THE MALFUNCTION WILL BE DETERMINED BY MAINTENANCE. A SPECIAL FLIGHT PERMIT WILL BE EXCUTED TO MOVE THE AIRCRAFT TO THE INTENDED MAINTENANCE FACILITY.