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FAA incident report · Mooney M20R · Abilene, TX · September 15, 2025

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Date
September 15, 2025 · 21:03 local
Place
Abilene, TX
Airport
Abilene Regional
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N514SG
Reported as
Mooney M20R
Reported engine
Continental IO-550 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
608 total
N514SGRegistered now · Mooney M20RS/N 29-0257 · Built 2000Airframe modelMooney M20REngine modelContinental IO-550 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 September 15, at 21:03 CDT, a Mooney M20R incurred minor damage while attempting to land when its nosewheel failed during touchdown. The pilot and passenger were not injured. The aircraft was being operated on a personal flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time, and no flight plan was filed. The flight originated from the midland international air and space port, midland, TX on September 15, 2025, at 20:00 CDT.

As the FAA filed it

ON SEPTEMBER 15, AT 21:03 CDT, A MOONEY M20R INCURRED MINOR DAMAGE WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LAND WHEN ITS NOSEWHEEL FAILED DURING TOUCHDOWN. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED ON A PERSONAL FLIGHT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM THE MIDLAND INTERNATIONAL AIR AND SPACE PORT, MIDLAND, TX ON SEPTEMBER 15, 2025, AT 20:00 CDT.