39.0200° N, 74.8771° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Rio Grande, NJ, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
March 27, 2005
Place
Rio Grande, NJ
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N95KS
Reported as
Mooney M20J
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,656 total9 in this make and model9 in the last 90 days
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 pilot stated that while making a precautionary landing, due to the alternator circuit breaker opening, the nose wheel collapsed. Investigation revealed that the nose gear was heavily damaged, propeller was bent, bottom of engine cowl was damaged as were several belly skins.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) THE PILOT STATED THAT WHILE MAKING A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING, DUE TO THE ALTERNATOR CIRCUIT BREAKER OPENING, THE NOSE WHEEL COLLAPSED. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE NOSE GEAR WAS HEAVILY DAMAGED, PROPELLER WAS BENT, BOTTOM OF ENGINE COWL WAS DAMAGED AS WERE SEVERAL BELLY SKINS.