# Incident 20090822048529I: Mooney M20R, Mackinac Island, MI, August 22, 2009

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 22, 2009, 14:30 local time
- Place: Mackinac Island, MI
- Airport: Mackinac Island
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.8650° N, 84.6371° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MACKINAC ISLAND (MCD), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.8650&lon=-84.6371&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1046L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1046L-2015-01-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20R (registry code 5870225, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-550 series (registry code 17042, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-550-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20R
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO-550 SERIES
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,300 total, 1,200 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090822048529I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

PILOT REPORTED THE AIRCRAFT HAD A NORMAL LANDING, DURING SLOWDOWN, THE NOSE WHEEL SNAPED OFF AT THE ATTACHMENT CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO VEAR OFF THE RUNWAY.

## Other reports on N1046L (1)

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

- [Accident 20140106000119A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140106000119A), Jan 6, 2014: Mooney M20R (N1046L), Boyne City, MI, Destroyed, 2 fatal. AWOS weather report for cvx reported at 0655 local, wind 340 degrees at 16 knots gusting to 27 knots, visibility 1 3/4 miles with light snow, scattered clouds…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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