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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Mooney M20E · Eugene, OR · May 11, 2015

Date: May 11, 2015 · 09:00 local
Place: Eugene, OR
Airport: Mahlon Sweet Field
Phase of flight: Taxi
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N79399
Reported as: Mooney M20E
Reported engine: Lycoming I0360 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot

N79399Registered now · Mooney M20ES/N 598 · Built 1965 Airframe modelMooney M20E Engine modelLycoming I0360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

On or about may 7, 2015, Mooney M20E, N79399, was taxiing at Mahlon Sweet Field (keug), Eugene , Oregon attempting to taxi around a parked large corporate jet. The pilot felt the left main landing gear drop of the ramp and the aircraft dropped down and pitched forward. The pilot said he heard a loud bang and thought he had damaged the main landing gear. He taxied forward back on to the ramp, shut down the aircraft and inspected the gear. Seeing no damage, he continued his planned flight to corvallis municipal airport (kcvo). The flight was uneventful with no unusual vibrations noted.

After landing, a mechanic pointed out his damaged prop. The prop blades are beyond repairable limits.

Aircraft was out of annual at the time of the incident

As the FAA filed it

ON OR ABOUT MAY 7, 2015, MOONEY M20E, N79399, WAS TAXIING AT MAHLON SWEET FIELD (KEUG), EUGENE , OREGON ATTEMPTING TO TAXI AROUND A PARKED LARGE CORPORATE JET. THE PILOT FELT THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR DROP OF THE RAMP AND THE AIRCRAFT DROPPED DOWN AND PITCHED FORWARD. THE PILOT SAID HE HEARD A LOUD BANG AND THOUGHT HE HAD DAMAGED THE MAIN LANDING GEAR. HE TAXIED FORWARD BACK ON TO THE RAMP, SHUT DOWN THE AIRCRAFT AND INSPECTED THE GEAR. SEEING NO DAMAGE, HE CONTINUED HIS PLANNED FLIGHT TO CORVALLIS MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (KCVO). THE FLIGHT WAS UNEVENTFUL WITH NO UNUSUAL VIBRATIONS NOTED.

AFTER LANDING, A MECHANIC POINTED OUT HIS DAMAGED PROP. THE PROP BLADES ARE BEYOND REPAIRABLE LIMITS.

AIRCRAFT WAS OUT OF ANNUAL AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT