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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Mooney M20M · Trinity, CA · August 19, 2001

Date: August 19, 2001 · 21:00 local
Place: Trinity, CA
Airport: Trinity Center Airport
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N2154X
Reported as: Mooney M20M
Reported engine: Lycoming TIO540*
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,278 total200 in this make and model30 in the last 90 days

N2154XRegistered now · Mooney M20MS/N 27-0243 Airframe modelMooney M20M Engine modelLycoming TI0-540 seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

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

(-23) Pilot reported that they had a hard landing on runway 14 and began to porpoise down the runway. The nose gear failed and the nose hit the runway causing the aircraft to ground loop to the left leaving the runway. Description of the damage is that when the aircraft ground looped the main gear collapsed damaging the propeller, nose gear doors, main gear covers and the belly of the aircraft.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT REPORTED THAT THEY HAD A HARD LANDING ON RUNWAY 14 AND BEGAN TO PORPOISE DOWN THE RUNWAY. THE NOSE GEAR FAILED AND THE NOSE HIT THE RUNWAY CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO GROUND LOOP TO THE LEFT LEAVING THE RUNWAY. DESCRIPTION OF THE DAMAGE IS THAT WHEN THE AIRCRAFT GROUND LOOPED THE MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED DAMAGING THE PROPELLER, NOSE GEAR DOORS, MAIN GEAR COVERS AND THE BELLY OF THE AIRCRAFT.

Other reports on N2154X · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Incident 20230609006399ILanding: Touchdown · Manville, NJA Mooney M20 landed on runway 25 at 47N and experienced a propeller strike upon touchdown. Aircraft taxied to the ramp. There were no injuries.Jun 9, 2023 · Minor damage