20110814018609I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Mooney M20E · Tomball, TX · August 14, 2011

Date
August 14, 2011 · 13:38 local
Place
Tomball, TX
Airport
David Wayne Hooks
Phase of flight
Landing: Rollout
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N264AB
Reported as
Mooney M20E
Reported engine
Lycoming I0360 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
282 total77 in this make and model6 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 08/14/2011 at approximately 13:38, local time, N264AB, make: Mooney, model: M20C, sustained minor damage, during landing rollout, at kdwh, Tomball, Texas when it veered off the the runway, collapsing the nose gear. The flight had originated from kdwh to kads, addison, Texas, and was returning when the incident occured. The pilot stated that on rollout he felt the wind pushing the aircraft towards the edge of the runway. He stated he attemped to use hard braking to slow down. The aircraft veered to the left exiting the runway and striking a ditch where the nose gear collapsed. The private pilot, alone in the aircraft was not injured. The aircraft was properly registered and maintained for the part 91 flight. Damage to the aircraft included the nose gear, lower engine cowl,right wing tip and propeller

As the FAA filed it

ON 08/14/2011 AT APPROXIMATELY 13:38, LOCAL TIME, N264AB, MAKE: MOONEY, MODEL: M20C, SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE, DURING LANDING ROLLOUT, AT KDWH, TOMBALL, TEXAS WHEN IT VEERED OFF THE THE RUNWAY, COLLAPSING THE NOSE GEAR.THE FLIGHT HAD ORIGINATED FROM KDWH TO KADS, ADDISON, TEXAS, AND WAS RETURNING WHEN THE INCIDENT OCCURED.THE PILOT STATED THAT ON ROLLOUT HE FELT THE WIND PUSHING THE AIRCRAFT TOWARDS THE EDGE OF THE RUNWAY. HE STATED HE ATTEMPED TO USE HARD BRAKING TO SLOW DOWN. THE AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE LEFT EXITING THE RUNWAY AND STRIKING A DITCH WHERE THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED.THE PRIVATE PILOT, ALONE IN THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOT INJURED.THE AIRCRAFT WAS PROPERLY REGISTERED AND MAINTAINED FOR THE PART 91 FLIGHT.DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT INCLUDED THE NOSE GEAR, LOWER ENGINE COWL,RIGHT WING TIP AND PROPELLER