20031007025439I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Mooney M20C · Fort Worth, TX · October 7, 2003

Date: October 7, 2003 · 19:00 local
Place: Fort Worth, TX
Airport: Fort Worth Spinks Airport
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N92AV
Reported as: Mooney M20C
Reported engine: Lycoming VO360*
Pilot’s flight hours: 300 total200 in this make and model2 in the last 90 days

N92AVRegistered now · Mooney M20CS/N 2320 · Built 1962 Airframe modelMooney M20C Engine modelLycoming O&VO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) On October 7, 2003, at approximately 1900 local time, pilot in command, and flight instructor, Mr. Harry lewis phillips and pilot Mr. Kenneth wayne fagan on board Mooney-20-C, N92AV, landed at Spinks airport, Fort Worth, Texas. After landing on runway 17R and during the roll out, the nose gear collapsed resulting in minor damage to the airplane and no injuries to the two occupants. Subsequent investigation of the landing gear revealed that the nose gear structure failed due to corrosion.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON OCTOBER 7, 2003, AT APPROXIMATELY 1900 LOCAL TIME, PILOT IN COMMAND, AND FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR, MR. HARRY LEWIS PHILLIPS AND PILOT MR. KENNETH WAYNE FAGAN ON BOARD MOONEY-20-C, N92AV, LANDED AT SPINKS AIRPORT, FORT WORTH, TEXAS. AFTER LANDING ON RUNWAY 17R AND DURING THE ROLL OUT, THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED RESULTING IN MINOR DAMAGE TO THE AIRPLANE AND NO INJURIES TO THE TWO OCCUPANTS. SUBSEQUENT INVESTIGATION OF THE LANDING GEAR REVEALED THAT THE NOSE GEAR STRUCTURE FAILED DUE TO CORROSION.