20080414836389I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Mooney M20R · Lakeland, FL · April 14, 2008

Date: April 14, 2008 · 09:15 local
Place: Lakeland, FL
Airport: Lakeland Linder Regional
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: CFBOX
Reported as: Mooney M20R
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 0 total0 in this make and model0 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) While at the Lakeland airport investigating another aircraft accident, this canadian registered aircraft was observed on ramp with prop-damage to all (3)blades. When I enquired about the aircraft to the FBO, they informed me the aircraft was towed to their ramp the day before (4/13/2008) during the sun and fun airshow and the pilot advised he had a prop strike while landing. I placed a condition notice on aircraft and received a call from the aircraft mfg "Mooney" and they advised they wanted to install (3) new blades and ferry the aircraft back to Texas where their facility is. I advised them per the engine mfg manual and a service bulletin that they must perform a engine teardown for inspection prior to any flight. They moved aircraft to another hangar on airport and removed blades and engne, then shipped out for service.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) WHILE AT THE LAKELAND AIRPORT INVESTIGATING ANOTHER AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT, THIS CANADIAN REGISTERED AIRCRAFT WAS OBSERVED ON RAMP WITH PROP-DAMAGE TO ALL (3)BLADES. WHEN I ENQUIRED ABOUT THE AIRCRAFT TO THE FBO, THEY INFORMED ME THE AIRCRAFT WAS TOWED TO THEIR RAMP THE DAY BEFORE (4/13/2008) DURING THE SUN AND FUN AIRSHOW AND THE PILOT ADVISED HE HAD A PROP STRIKE WHILE LANDING. I PLACED A CONDITION NOTICE ON AIRCRAFT AND RECEIVED A CALL FROM THE AIRCRAFT MFG "MOONEY" AND THEY ADVISED THEY WANTED TO INSTALL (3) NEW BLADES AND FERRY THE AIRCRAFT BACK TO TEXAS WHERE THEIR FACILITY IS. I ADVISED THEM PER THE ENGINE MFG MANUAL AND A SERVICE BULLETIN THAT THEY MUST PERFORM A ENGINE TEARDOWN FOR INSPECTION PRIOR TO ANY FLIGHT. THEY MOVED AIRCRAFT TO ANOTHER HANGAR ON AIRPORT AND REMOVED BLADES AND ENGNE, THEN SHIPPED OUT FOR SERVICE.