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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Mooney M20F · Lubbock, TX · March 12, 2005

Date: March 12, 2005
Place: Lubbock, TX
Airport: Town & Country Airpark Airport
Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N6491Q
Reported as: Mooney M20F
Reported engine: Lycoming IO360LYC*
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

(-23) The inspector was notified by an unidentified person that an incident may have occurred at the Town and Country airpark (F82), in Lubbock, Texas. The investigation revealed that on March 12, 2005, the pilot taxied for take-off and had a propeller strike after the taxied through a dip in the paved runway that was in repair and unmarked. The pilot was unaware of the prop strike and departed. After departure and while in cruise, the pilot noticed a vibration and made a precautionary landing at midland airpark. The pilot inspected the aircraft and found that he had a prop strike.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE INSPECTOR WAS NOTIFIED BY AN UNIDENTIFIED PERSON THAT AN INCIDENT MAY HAVE OCCURRED AT THE TOWN AND COUNTRY AIRPARK (F82), IN LUBBOCK, TEXAS. THE INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT ON MARCH 12, 2005, THE PILOT TAXIED FOR TAKE-OFF AND HAD A PROPELLER STRIKE AFTER THE TAXIED THROUGH A DIP IN THE PAVED RUNWAY THAT WAS IN REPAIR AND UNMARKED. THE PILOT WAS UNAWARE OF THE PROP STRIKE AND DEPARTED. AFTER DEPARTURE AND WHILE IN CRUISE, THE PILOT NOTICED A VIBRATION AND MADE A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING AT MIDLAND AIRPARK. THE PILOT INSPECTED THE AIRCRAFT AND FOUND THAT HE HAD A PROP STRIKE.