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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Mooney M20C · Raleigh-Durham, NC · March 31, 2001

Date: March 31, 2001 · 11:15 local
Place: Raleigh-Durham, NC
Airport: Raleigh-Durham International
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N6803U
Reported as: Mooney M20C
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 180 total140 in this make and model12 in the last 90 days

N6803URegistered now · Mooney M20CS/N 2518 · Built 1963 Airframe modelMooney M20C Engine modelLycoming O&VO-360 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) The pilot stated that on 3-31-01 at approx. 1115 local time he was making a smooth approach to landing. The a/c was in a 500 ft. per minute descent. He touched down 200 ft. beyond the runway numbers on 23L. When the a/c wheels made contact with the pavement the left wheel seemed to grab hard or stick causing the a/c to turn sharply to the left at a 45 degree angle. He ran off the left side of runway 23L. The aircraft went into the grass and spun around 180 degrees with the right wing tip and aileron hitting a taxi sign. He taxied out of the grass and back to the ramp. The pilot stated that the weather was calm to light and variable and not a factor.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE PILOT STATED THAT ON 3-31-01 AT APPROX. 1115 LOCAL TIME HE WAS MAKING A SMOOTH APPROACH TO LANDING. THE A/C WAS IN A 500 FT. PER MINUTE DESCENT. HE TOUCHED DOWN 200 FT. BEYOND THE RUNWAY NUMBERS ON 23L. WHEN THE A/C WHEELS MADE CONTACT WITH THE PAVEMENT THE LEFT WHEEL SEEMED TO GRAB HARD OR STICK CAUSING THE A/C TO TURN SHARPLY TO THE LEFT AT A 45 DEGREE ANGLE. HE RAN OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF RUNWAY 23L. THE AIRCRAFT WENT INTO THE GRASS AND SPUN AROUND 180 DEGREES WITH THE RIGHT WING TIP AND AILERON HITTING A TAXI SIGN. HE TAXIED OUT OF THE GRASS AND BACK TO THE RAMP. THE PILOT STATED THAT THE WEATHER WAS CALM TO LIGHT AND VARIABLE AND NOT A FACTOR.