# Incident 20200504007469I: Mooney M20B, Greenville, TX, May 4, 2020

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 4, 2020, 15:31 local time
- Place: Greenville, TX
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.1384° N, 96.1108° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Greenville, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.1384&lon=-96.1108&mi=10
- Aircraft: N74562, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N74562) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20B (registry code 5870206, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20B
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 1,145 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200504007469I

## Narrative

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

14 CFR 91 VFR FLIGHT FROM COMMERCE TX (2F7) TO CADDO MILLS TX (7F3). INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT WITH CFI AND AIRCRAFT OWNER ABOARD. WHILE ENROUTE AT APPROXIMATELY 2000 MSL ALTITUDE AND 8 MILES NORTHEAST OF DESTINATION AIRPORT 7F3, THE ENGINE STOPPED PRODUCING POWER. THE PROPELLER CONTINUED TO WINDMILL. CFI ATTEMPTED RESTART OF THE ENGINE ACCORDING TO THE ?ENGINE FAILURE IN FLIGHT? CHECKLIST. THE ENGINE WOULD NOT RESTART. CFI LANDED THE AIRCRAFT IN A PLOWED BUT FAIRLY SMOOTH AND SOFT DIRT FIELD, JUST SOUTH OF US 380. LANDED IN A SOUTHERLY DIRECTION INTO THE WIND AND AFTER APPROXIMATELY 300-400 FT ROLLOUT, THE AIRCRAFT NOSE WHEEL STRUCK A DITCH CAUSING THE NOSE GEAR TO COLLAPSE.

## Other reports on N74562 (2)

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

- [Incident 19920207002439I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920207002439I), Feb 7, 1992: Mooney M20B (N74562), Canon City, CO. Nose gear collapsed as pilot was applying power to turn onto runway. Weld on retract truss broke.
- [Accident 19900825045219A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900825045219A), Aug 25, 1990: Mooney M20B (N74562), Glenwood Spring, CO, Substantial damage. Landed downwind and overshot runway striking a fence. Had seen sign prohibiting landings on runway 14.

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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