# Incident 20050327010319I: Mooney M20J, Rio Grande, NJ, March 27, 2005

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 27, 2005
- Place: Rio Grande, NJ
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.0200° N, 74.8771° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rio Grande, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0200&lon=-74.8771&mi=10
- Aircraft: N95KS (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20J
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,656 total, 9 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050327010319I

## Narrative

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

(-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.

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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