# Accident 20050410007069A: Mooney M20M, Lincoln, NE, April 10, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 10, 2005, 13:00 local time
- Place: Lincoln, NE
- Airport: Lincoln Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.8508° N, 96.7592° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8508&lon=-96.7592&mi=10
- Aircraft: N21816, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N21816-2005-12-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20M (registry code 5870222, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20M
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,850 total, 600 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI05CA092](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI05CA092) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050410007069A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI05CA092](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI05CA092), Apr 10, 2005: Mooney M20M (N21816), Lincoln, NE, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot inadvertently exceeded the design limits of the airplane during the recovery from the loss of control due to the unanticipated severe turbulence. Factors to the accident were the turbulence…

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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