# Incident 20191012016049I: Mooney M20R, Smyrna, TN, October 12, 2019

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 12, 2019, 17:03 local time
- Place: Smyrna, TN
- Airport: Smyrna
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.0090° N, 86.5201° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SMYRNA (MQY), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0090&lon=-86.5201&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9159Q, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9159Q) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20R (registry code 5870225, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-550 series (registry code 17042, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-550-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20R
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO-550 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 550 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20191012016049I

## Narrative

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

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.

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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