20090114000219I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Mooney M20R · San Antonio, TX · January 14, 2009

Date
January 14, 2009 · 17:17 local
Place
San Antonio, TX
Airport
Stinson Municipal
Phase of flight
Taxi
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N197DT
Reported as
Mooney M20R
Reported engine
Continental IO550*
Pilot’s flight hours
1,170 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.

On January 14, 2009, a report submitted by Stinson ATCT stated the following: a Mooney M20-R, registration N197DT was issued alternative taxi instructions from parking to runway 32 via taxiway b and runway 32. N197DT was instructed to turn left a t the runway approach end, make a 180 degree turn and to hold short on runway 32. The report stated: while the aircraft was executing the 180 degree turn, on taxiway a, the aircraft nose landing gear collapsed. No fire or pilot injury reported. Post incident photos taken at the scene indicated the nose landing gear was collapsed, with prop-strike.

As the FAA filed it

ON JANUARY 14, 2009, A REPORT SUBMITTED BY STINSON ATCT STATED THE FOLLOWING: A MOONEY M20-R, REGISTRATION N197DT WAS ISSUED ALTERNATIVE TAXI INSTRUCTIONS FROM PARKING TO RUNWAY 32 VIA TAXIWAY B AND RUNWAY 32. N197DT WAS INSTRUCTED TO TURN LEFT A T THE RUNWAY APPROACH END, MAKE A 180 DEGREE TURN AND TO HOLD SHORT ON RUNWAY 32. THE REPORT STATED: WHILE THE AIRCRAFT WAS EXECUTING THE 180 DEGREE TURN, ON TAXIWAY A, THE AIRCRAFT NOSE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED. NO FIRE OR PILOT INJURY REPORTED. POST INCIDENT PHOTOS TAKEN AT THE SCENE INDICATED THE NOSE LANDING GEAR WAS COLLAPSED, WITH PROP-STRIKE.