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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Mooney M20F · Nephi, UT · February 23, 2011

Date: February 23, 2011 · 08:00 local
Place: Nephi, UT
Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N891X
NTSB investigation: NTSBWPR11LA143
Reported as: Mooney M20F
Reported engine: Lycoming IO-360-A1A
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 324 total124 in this make and model25 in the last 90 days

N891XRegistration cancelled May 2, 2013 · Mooney M20FS/N 670257 · Built 1967 Airframe modelMooney M20F Engine modelLycoming IO-360-A1AReciprocating

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What happened

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N891X departed runway 16 at Nephi, UT (U14) after the nose landing gear collapsed during the landing roll out. The pilot was the sole occupant on board and was not injured. The aircraft sustained subtantial damage to the fuselage after it impacted a snow bank and the main landing gear was sheared off. The pilot stated that the left main landing gear was shoved through the wing and protruding through the top of the wing.

As the FAA filed it

N891X DEPARTED RUNWAY 16 AT NEPHI, UT (U14) AFTER THE NOSE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED DURING THE LANDING ROLL OUT. THE PILOT WAS THE SOLE OCCUPANT ON BOARD AND WAS NOT INJURED.THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE FUSELAGE AFTER IT IMPACTED A SNOW BANK AND THE MAIN LANDING GEAR WAS SHEARED OFF. THE PILOT STATED THAT THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR WAS SHOVED THROUGH THE WING AND PROTRUDING THROUGH THE TOP OF THE WING.

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 WPR11LA143Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportNephi, UTThe failure of the nose gear during landing for reasons that could not be determined due to postaccident damage.Feb 23, 2011 · Substantial damage