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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Mooney M20F · Scottsdale, AZ · February 28, 2007

Date
February 28, 2007 · 17:30 local
Place
Scottsdale, AZ
Airport
Scottsdale Municipal Airport
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N7127V
Reported as
Mooney M20F
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
690 total268 in this make and model12 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 ^privac^ stated that he was landing on runway 21 at Scottsdale airport. The winds were 260 @ 12 knots and gusting to 19 knots. He was on final approach when the nose of the plane dropped. The plane touched down and bounced back up in the air several feet. He maintained control of the plane and made a final landing. The pilot ^privac^ taxied to his assigned parking spot at A7 greenway t-shades. During post flight he observed that the tips of all three prop blades were bent. It was later determined that there was possible damage to the engine that would require a tear down inspection. Also, there is damage to the motor mount and the right gear door. The pilot ^privac^ is in the process of getting the damaged plane repaired.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE PILOT ^PRIVAC^ STATED THAT HE WAS LANDING ON RUNWAY 21 AT SCOTTSDALE AIRPORT. THE WINDS WERE 260 @ 12 KNOTS AND GUSTING TO 19 KNOTS. HE WAS ON FINAL APPROACH WHEN THE NOSE OF THE PLANE DROPPED. THE PLANE TOUCHED DOWN AND BOUNCED BACK UP IN THE AIR SEVERAL FEET. HE MAINTAINED CONTROL OF THE PLANE AND MADE A FINAL LANDING. THE PILOT ^PRIVAC^ TAXIED TO HIS ASSIGNED PARKING SPOT AT A7 GREENWAY T-SHADES. DURING POST FLIGHT HE OBSERVED THAT THE TIPS OF ALL THREE PROP BLADES WERE BENT. IT WAS LATER DETERMINED THAT THERE WAS POSSIBLE DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE THAT WOULD REQUIRE A TEAR DOWN INSPECTION. ALSO, THERE IS DAMAGE TO THE MOTOR MOUNT AND THE RIGHT GEAR DOOR. THE PILOT ^PRIVAC^ IS IN THE PROCESS OF GETTING THE DAMAGED PLANE REPAIRED.

Other reports on N7127V · 2

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