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FAA incident report · Mooney M20 · Socorro, NM · February 13, 2021

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Date
February 13, 2021 · 18:05 local
Place
Socorro, NM
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N78929
Reported as
Mooney M20
Reported engine
Lycoming O&VO-360 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
1,540 total100 in this make and model57 in the last 90 days
N78929Registered now · Mooney M20S/N 1963Airframe modelMooney M20Engine modelLycoming O&VO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

On 13 February 2021 , at 1800 MST, a 1961 Mooney M20C, registered to privacy data omitted, experienced a hard landing in gusty crosswinds in Socorro, NM, konm, causing the right main landing gear to collapse, resulting in a prop strike and superficial damage to the belly of the aircraft. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time, and a VFR flight plan was not filed. The FAA certificated commercial pilot was not injured. The flight originated at the santa teresa, NM, airport, kdna.

As the FAA filed it

ON 13 FEBRUARY 2021 , AT 1800 MST, A 1961 MOONEY M20C, REGISTERED TO ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, EXPERIENCED A HARD LANDING IN GUSTY CROSSWINDS IN SOCORRO, NM, KONM, CAUSING THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR TO COLLAPSE, RESULTING IN A PROP STRIKE AND SUPERFICIAL DAMAGE TO THE BELLY OF THE AIRCRAFT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME, AND A VFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED. THE FAA CERTIFICATED COMMERCIAL PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT THE SANTA TERESA, NM, AIRPORT, KDNA.