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FAA incident report · Mooney International M20V · Miami, FL · April 7, 2019

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Date
April 7, 2019 · 12:00 local
Place
Miami, FL
Airport
Miami Executive
Phase of flight
Taxi
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N711PP
Reported as
Mooney International M20V
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Student
Pilot’s flight hours
245 total25 in this make and model53 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

Found nose gear broken just below the welds on the front fork portion. The propeller sustained damage on all three blades. During inspection, no corrosion or metal fatigue was noted. There was chipped paint on the upper rear fork support cross beam matching up with the left strut stop bolt on the back side of the nose gear.

Signature flight service employees involved were interviewed to identify the person responsible for moving N711PP. Inspected and found satisfactory training records for the line service person. Viewed surveillance video footage of N711PP showed being towed in front of the building about 10:15 am on the day of the occurrence. Ramp personnel showed us the tug and tow bar used. When questioned, the line service person that handled the aircraft seemed confused and could not describe how to visually determine the turning limits on the Mooney. He incorrectly stated the turn limit was 45 degrees. The airplane POH and maintenance manual list the turn limitation as 11 degrees left of center and 13 degrees to the right.

As the FAA filed it

FOUND NOSE GEAR BROKEN JUST BELOW THE WELDS ON THE FRONT FORK PORTION. THE PROPELLER SUSTAINED DAMAGE ON ALL THREE BLADES. DURING INSPECTION, NO CORROSION OR METAL FATIGUE WAS NOTED. THERE WAS CHIPPED PAINT ON THE UPPER REAR FORK SUPPORT CROSS BEAM MATCHING UP WITH THE LEFT STRUT STOP BOLT ON THE BACK SIDE OF THE NOSE GEAR.

SIGNATURE FLIGHT SERVICE EMPLOYEES INVOLVED WERE INTERVIEWED TO IDENTIFY THE PERSON RESPONSIBLE FOR MOVING N711PP. INSPECTED AND FOUND SATISFACTORY TRAINING RECORDS FOR THE LINE SERVICE PERSON. VIEWED SURVEILLANCE VIDEO FOOTAGE OF N711PP SHOWED BEING TOWED IN FRONT OF THE BUILDING ABOUT 10:15 AM ON THE DAY OF THE OCCURRENCE. RAMP PERSONNEL SHOWED US THE TUG AND TOW BAR USED. WHEN QUESTIONED, THE LINE SERVICE PERSON THAT HANDLED THE AIRCRAFT SEEMED CONFUSED AND COULD NOT DESCRIBE HOW TO VISUALLY DETERMINE THE TURNING LIMITS ON THE MOONEY. HE INCORRECTLY STATED THE TURN LIMIT WAS 45 DEGREES. THE AIRPLANE POH AND MAINTENANCE MANUAL LIST THE TURN LIMITATION AS 11 DEGREES LEFT OF CENTER AND 13 DEGREES TO THE RIGHT.