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FAA incident report · Mooney M20R · Smyrna, TN · October 12, 2019

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Date
October 12, 2019 · 17:03 local
Place
Smyrna, TN
Airport
Smyrna
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Rotation
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N9159Q
Reported as
Mooney M20R
Reported engine
Continental IO-550 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
550 total
N9159QRegistered now · Mooney M20RS/N 29-0092 · Built 1996Airframe modelMooney M20REngine modelContinental IO-550 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

During takeoff roll the aircraft nose became light at 55 knots. The pilot heard and felt a bang under the aircraft. The pilot noticed the nose going down but was able to takeoff at 65 knots. The tower notified the pilot that the nose gear assembly was on the runway. Pilot circled the airport for 1.5 hours to burn off fuel. He shut the engine down on final approach and landed on the main landing gear holding up the nose. The nose settled on 2 prop blades.

As the FAA filed it

DURING TAKEOFF ROLL THE AIRCRAFT NOSE BECAME LIGHT AT 55 KNOTS. THE PILOT HEARD AND FELT A BANG UNDER THE AIRCRAFT. THE PILOT NOTICED THE NOSE GOING DOWN BUT WAS ABLE TO TAKEOFF AT 65 KNOTS. THE TOWER NOTIFIED THE PILOT THAT THE NOSE GEAR ASSEMBLY WAS ON THE RUNWAY. PILOT CIRCLED THE AIRPORT FOR 1.5 HOURS TO BURN OFF FUEL. HE SHUT THE ENGINE DOWN ON FINAL APPROACH AND LANDED ON THE MAIN LANDING GEAR HOLDING UP THE NOSE. THE NOSE SETTLED ON 2 PROP BLADES.