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FAA incident report · Mooney M20E · San Jose, CA · October 13, 2001

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Date
October 13, 2001 · 15:30 local
Place
San Jose, CA
Airport
Reid-Hillview Of Santa Clara
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N2796W
Reported as
Mooney M20E
Pilot’s flight hours
118 total50 in this make and model25 in the last 90 days
N2796WRegistered now · Mooney M20ES/N 1072 · Built 1966Airframe modelMooney M20EEngine modelLycoming I0360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) On October 13, 2001, at approximately 15:30 pm it was observed by two Reid Hillview airport operation workers (ken boone, and ernie parker) that the subject aircraft, a Mooney M-20 N2796W was attempting to make a landing on runway 31R. They noted that the aircraft was coming in at a high rate of speed for the attempted landing. The aircraft porpoised while attempting to land. The pilot applied the brakes but the aircraft was traveling too fast and veered left toward the grass north of taxi was "e". The aircraft's right main landing gear collapsed, the right tire blew out, the nose gear collapsed, and the propeller was damaged when it struck the ground. There were no injuries sustained during this incident, and the aircraft was later removed by airport ground personnel. A statement made to this office by the pilot of the aircraft, Mr. Shawn c. o'donnell, certificated number 550779981, stated that when the aircraft made its initial touchdown the nosewheel had an unusual violent vibration. At this point the aircraft started to porpoise down the runway as he attempted to go.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON OCTOBER 13, 2001, AT APPROXIMATELY 15:30 PM IT WAS OBSERVED BY TWO REID HILLVIEW AIRPORT OPERATION WORKERS (KEN BOONE, AND ERNIE PARKER) THAT THE SUBJECT AIRCRAFT, A MOONEY M-20 N2796W WAS ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A LANDING ON RUNWAY 31R. THEY NOTED THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS COMING IN AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED FOR THE ATTEMPTED LANDING. THE AIRCRAFT PORPOISED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LAND. THE PILOT APPLIED THE BRAKES BUT THE AIRCRAFT WAS TRAVELING TOO FAST AND VEERED LEFT TOWARD THE GRASS NORTH OF TAXI WAS "E". THE AIRCRAFT'S RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED, THE RIGHT TIRE BLEW OUT, THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED, AND THE PROPELLER WAS DAMAGED WHEN IT STRUCK THE GROUND. THERE WERE NO INJURIES SUSTAINED DURING THIS INCIDENT, AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS LATER REMOVED BY AIRPORT GROUND PERSONNEL. A STATEMENT MADE TO THIS OFFICE BY THE PILOT OF THE AIRCRAFT, MR. SHAWN C. O'DONNELL, CERTIFICATED NUMBER 550779981, STATED THAT WHEN THE AIRCRAFT MADE ITS INITIAL TOUCHDOWN THE NOSEWHEEL HAD AN UNUSUAL VIOLENT VIBRATION. AT THIS POINT THE AIRCRAFT STARTED TO PORPOISE DOWN THE RUNWAY AS HE ATTEMPTED TO GO.