# Incident 20150807022099I: Mooney M20F, Del Rio, TX, August 7, 2015

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 7, 2015, 16:55 local time
- Place: Del Rio, TX
- Airport: Del Rio
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.3742° N, 100.9272° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at DEL RIO INTL (DRT), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.3742&lon=-100.9272&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6496Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6496Q-2018-08-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20F (registry code 5870214, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20F
- Reported engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150807022099I

## Narrative

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

DURING TAXI AIRCRAFT NOSE LANDING GEAR COLASPED, SHORTLY FOLLOWED BY BOTH MAIN GEARS, CAUSING PROPELLER STRKE.

## Other reports on N6496Q (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19750630016689A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750630016689A), Jun 30, 1975: Mooney M20F (N6496Q), Albuquerque, NM, Substantial damage. No toe brakes on ip side. Bounced & touched dwn abt halfway pt.

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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