20060122009879I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Mooney M20J · Fargo, ND · January 22, 2006

Date
January 22, 2006 · 16:44 local
Place
Fargo, ND
Airport
Hector International
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N913JN
Reported as
Mooney M20J
Reported engine
Lycoming IO360A3B6
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
160 total80 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) The aircraft was landing VFR on runway 18 at Fargo, ND. The pilot stated that the aircraft speed over the numbers was 70 knots and the flare was normal. The pilot stated the main wheels touched down smoothly, but as the nose wheel touched the runway the aircraft veerd to the left and he was unable to stop the turn. The aircraft went off the runway to the left and ran into a snow bank. The nose gear collapsed and the propeller was damaged. There were no injuries to the pilot or passenger.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE AIRCRAFT WAS LANDING VFR ON RUNWAY 18 AT FARGO, ND. THE PILOT STATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT SPEED OVER THE NUMBERS WAS 70 KNOTS AND THE FLARE WAS NORMAL. THE PILOT STATED THE MAIN WHEELS TOUCHED DOWN SMOOTHLY, BUT AS THE NOSE WHEEL TOUCHED THE RUNWAY THE AIRCRAFT VEERD TO THE LEFT AND HE WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE TURN. THE AIRCRAFT WENT OFF THE RUNWAY TO THE LEFT AND RAN INTO A SNOW BANK. THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED AND THE PROPELLER WAS DAMAGED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE PILOT OR PASSENGER.

Other reports on N913JN · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.