# Accident 20030614011719A: Mooney M20C, Boise, ID, June 14, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 14, 2003, 21:15 local time
- Place: Boise, ID
- Airport: Boise Air Terminal - Gowen Fld
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.5514° N, 116.2172° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.5514&lon=-116.2172&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6806U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6806U-2018-01-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20C (registry code 5870208, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20C
- Reported engine: LYC O360*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,850 total, 1,600 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA03LA104](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA03LA104) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030614011719A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-23) WHILE TAXIING OUT FOR TAKEOFF, THE NOSE WHEEL AND THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WING AND THE PROPELLER.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB SEA03LA104](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA03LA104), Jun 14, 2003: Mooney M20C (N6806U), Boise, ID, substantial damage. Probable cause: Failure of the welds on the nose landing gear retraction truss during taxi for takeoff..

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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