20050410007069A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Mooney M20M · Lincoln, NE · April 10, 2005

Date
April 10, 2005 · 13:00 local
Place
Lincoln, NE
Airport
Lincoln Municipal
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N21816
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI05CA092
Reported as
Mooney M20M
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
3,850 total600 in this make and model50 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) PIC (sole occupant) was at 16,000 on IFR fp from cou to pdx with scheduled fuel stops at bff and boi. At approx 30-35 mi se of lnk, encountered turbulance and dropped to 8,000 before recovery. PIC continued to 6,000 to stay below clouds and made a precautionary landing at lnk. After rollout on runway 18 to make a left turnout on taxiway kilo, the right main gear collapsed. CFR was on scene and aircraft towed to FBO for overnight storage. Inspection the following morning indicated substantial damage to both wings, horizontal stabilizer and gear doors.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PIC (SOLE OCCUPANT) WAS AT 16,000 ON IFR FP FROM COU TO PDX WITH SCHEDULED FUEL STOPS AT BFF AND BOI. AT APPROX 30-35 MI SE OF LNK, ENCOUNTERED TURBULANCE AND DROPPED TO 8,000 BEFORE RECOVERY. PIC CONTINUED TO 6,000 TO STAY BELOW CLOUDS AND MADE A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING AT LNK. AFTER ROLLOUT ON RUNWAY 18 TO MAKE A LEFT TURNOUT ON TAXIWAY KILO, THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED. CFR WAS ON SCENE AND AIRCRAFT TOWED TO FBO FOR OVERNIGHT STORAGE. INSPECTION THE FOLLOWING MORNING INDICATED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO BOTH WINGS, HORIZONTAL STABILIZER AND GEAR DOORS.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.