20240223002209I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Mooney M20TN · Fond Du Lac, WI · February 23, 2024

Date: February 23, 2024 · 17:10 local
Place: Fond Du Lac, WI
Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N969WT
Reported as: Mooney M20TN
Reported engine: Continental TSIO-550-G
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 9,250 total4,000 in this make and model15 in the last 90 days

N969WTRegistered now · Mooney M20TNS/N 31-0051 Airframe modelMooney M20TN Engine modelContinental TSIO-550-GReciprocating

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What happened

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

On February 23, 2024, at the Fond Du Lac airport (fld), the incident aircraft landed in the grass adjacent to the runway 36, after making an avoidance manuever for percieved wildlife on the runway. The incident aircraft hit soft ground which folded the nose wheel back and collapsed the left main gear and damaged the propellor.

The incident aircraft suffered minor damage. The pilot and passenger and labrador dog reported no injuries. VMC conditions with quartering headwinds at 10 knots prevailed at the time of the incident.

As the FAA filed it

ON FEBRUARY 23, 2024, AT THE FOND DU LAC AIRPORT (FLD), THE INCIDENT AIRCRAFT LANDED IN THE GRASS ADJACENT TO THE RUNWAY 36, AFTER MAKING AN AVOIDANCE MANUEVER FOR PERCIEVED WILDLIFE ON THE RUNWAY. THE INCIDENT AIRCRAFT HIT SOFT GROUND WHICH FOLDED THE NOSE WHEEL BACK AND COLLAPSED THE LEFT MAIN GEAR AND DAMAGED THE PROPELLOR.

THE INCIDENT AIRCRAFT SUFFERED MINOR DAMAGE. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER AND LABRADOR DOG REPORTED NO INJURIES. VMC CONDITIONS WITH QUARTERING HEADWINDS AT 10 KNOTS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT.