# Accident 20110223003219A: Mooney M20F, Nephi, UT, February 23, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 23, 2011, 08:00 local time
- Place: Nephi, UT
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.7364° N, 111.8700° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7364&lon=-111.8700&mi=10
- Aircraft: N891X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N891X-2013-05-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20F (registry code 5870214, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-360-A1A (registry code 41818, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-360-a1a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20F
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-360-A1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 324 total, 124 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR11LA143](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11LA143) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110223003219A

## Narrative

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

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.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB WPR11LA143](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11LA143), Feb 23, 2011: Mooney M20F (N891X), Nephi, UT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the nose gear during landing for reasons that could not be determined due to postaccident damage.

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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