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FAA incident report · Mooney M20F · San Antonio, TX · March 12, 2025

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Date
March 12, 2025 · 16:00 local
Place
San Antonio, TX
Airport
Stinson Municipal Airport
Phase of flight
Taxi
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N1967F
Reported as
Mooney M20F
Reported engine
Lycoming I0360 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
152 total95 in this make and model17 in the last 90 days
N1967FRegistered now · Mooney M20FS/N 670456 · Built 1967Airframe modelMooney M20FEngine modelLycoming I0360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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While taxing from parking front nose-gear collapsed after encountering a small drainage indenture on taxiway, approximately 2 degrees in downward grade. The aircraft’s propeller impacted the tarmac as the nose gear failed. The johnson gear bar was found to be in the proper gear down position. Examination of nose gear assembly revealed that front gear fork assembly sheared at welding point, just above the shock discs. Mdr: (2025FA0000278) submitted for landing gear assembly.

As the FAA filed it

WHILE TAXING FROM PARKING FRONT NOSE-GEAR COLLAPSED AFTER ENCOUNTERING A SMALL DRAINAGE INDENTURE ON TAXIWAY, APPROXIMATELY 2 DEGREES IN DOWNWARD GRADE. THE AIRCRAFT’S PROPELLER IMPACTED THE TARMAC AS THE NOSE GEAR FAILED. THE JOHNSON GEAR BAR WAS FOUND TO BE IN THE PROPER GEAR DOWN POSITION. EXAMINATION OF NOSE GEAR ASSEMBLY REVEALED THAT FRONT GEAR FORK ASSEMBLY SHEARED AT WELDING POINT, JUST ABOVE THE SHOCK DISCS. MDR: (2025FA0000278) SUBMITTED FOR LANDING GEAR ASSEMBLY.