# Accident 20170303007789A: Mooney M20F, Hebron, NE, March 3, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 3, 2017, 18:30 local time
- Place: Hebron, NE
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.1519° N, 97.5844° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1519&lon=-97.5844&mi=10
- Aircraft: N381LB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N381LB-2018-05-30) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 223 total, 14 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN17LA119](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN17LA119) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170303007789A

## Narrative

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

ON MARCH 3, 2017, AT 6:15 PM CST, A MOONEY M20F, N381LB, WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT AT THE HEBRON MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (KHJH), HEBRON, NEBRASKA. THE PIC WAS CONDUCTING TOUCH AND GO TAKE OFF AND LANDINGS ON RUNWAY 12. HE WAS NOT CARRYING PASSENGERS. ON THE SECOND TOUCH AND GO, THE PIC TOUCHED DOWN ON THE RUNWAY AND THE NOSE WHEEL STARTED TO OSCILLATE TO THE LEFT AND RIGHT CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO SWERVE TO LEFT AND RIGHT. THE SWERVING INTENSIFIED TO THE POINT THAT THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY 2,155 FEET DOWN THE RUNWAY. THE PIC APPLIED FULL POWER IN AN ATTEMPT TO MAKE A GO-AROUND. THE LEFT WING BEGAN TO DRAG ON THE GROUND, WHICH CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO ROTATE TO THE LEFT, CAUSING THE LANDING GEAR TO COLLAPSE. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST 591 FEET FROM THE POINT THAT IT EXITED THE RUNWAY ON A 360 DEGREE HEADING. THE PIC WAS NOT HURT IN THE ACCIDENT AND NO AIRPORT PROPERTY WAS DAMAGED.

## 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 CEN17LA119](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN17LA119), Mar 4, 2017: Mooney M20F (N381LB), Hebron, NE, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of directional control during landing for reasons that could be determined based on the available information.

## Other reports on N381LB (1)

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

- [Incident 20121223027899I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20121223027899I), Dec 23, 2012: Mooney M20F (N381LB), Lakeville, MN, Minor damage. Shortly after takeoff from mic, aircraft experienced an electrical system failure. Pilot decided to leave class b airspace and flew to fcm. Upon approaching…

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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