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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Moone M20TN · Kerrville, TX · September 8, 2007

Date: September 8, 2007 · 17:45 local
Place: Kerrville, TX
Airport: Kerrville Municipal/Louis Schreiner
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N353TW
NTSB investigation: NTSBDFW07IA204
Reported as: Moone M20TN
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 2,000 total5 in this make and model70 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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(-23) On 09-08-07 at 17:45 Mooney N353TW made an emergency landing at the Kerrville TX airport. The nose gear was damaged, and the prop struck the runway. The pilot stated that he could not trim the airplane to the nose up position. Further investigation disclosed that the electric trim on the control yoke was wired in the reverse position. The manual trim wheel functioned normally.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON 09-08-07 AT 17:45 MOONEY N353TW MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING AT THE KERRVILLE TX AIRPORT. THE NOSE GEAR WAS DAMAGED, AND THE PROP STRUCK THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE COULD NOT TRIM THE AIRPLANE TO THE NOSE UP POSITION. FURTHER INVESTIGATION DISCLOSED THAT THE ELECTRIC TRIM ON THE CONTROL YOKE WAS WIRED IN THE REVERSE POSITION. THE MANUAL TRIM WHEEL FUNCTIONED NORMALLY.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB DFW07IA204Incident · No injuriesIncident investigationFinal reportKerrville, TXThe incorrect wire labeling, resulting in the trim controls operating in the opposite direction of the pilot's input.Sep 8, 2007 · Minor damage