# Incident 20130507011529I: Mooney M20J, Chattanooga, TN, May 7, 2013

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 7, 2013, 11:39 local time
- Place: Chattanooga, TN
- Airport: Lovell Field
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.0352° N, 85.2036° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at LOVELL FLD (CHA), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0352&lon=-85.2036&mi=10
- Aircraft: N700CW, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N700CW) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20J (registry code 5870219, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 SER A&C (registry code 41511, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-ser-a-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20J
- Reported engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER A&C
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,787 total, 2,405 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130507011529I

## Narrative

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

NOSE GEAR STRUT WAS CRACKED BY TOW BAR BEING TURNED PAST THE STOP.  CRACK CAUSED STRUT TO FAIL ON LANDING AND NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED.

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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