# Incident 20250915014639I: Mooney M20R, Abilene, TX, September 15, 2025

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 15, 2025, 21:03 local time
- Place: Abilene, TX
- Airport: Abilene Regional
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.4113° N, 99.6819° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ABILENE RGNL (ABI), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.4113&lon=-99.6819&mi=10
- Aircraft: N514SG, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N514SG) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20R (registry code 5870225, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-550 series (registry code 17042, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-550-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20R
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO-550 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 608 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250915014639I

## Narrative

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

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.

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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