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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Mooney M20R · San Marcos, TX · June 21, 2026

Date
June 21, 2026 · 08:25 local
Place
San Marcos, TX
Airport
San Marcos Regional Airport
Phase of flight
Taxi
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N205BF
Reported as
Mooney M20R
Reported engine
Continental IO-550 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
8,000 total

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

The incident aircraft landed on runway 8 at San Marcos Regional Airport (khyi), then departed the active runway on taxiway b. upon landing the PIC noted unusual amount of rudder was required to maintain the ground taxi heading. Due to the short distance remaining to the parking area, the PIC elected to continue taxing. Aircraft made a right turn onto taxiway a continuing towards the parking area, when the aircrafts nose wheel assembly collapsed and came to rest upon its propellers; post incident inspection revealed no substantial damage to the engine firewall or airframe. The aircraft props were damaged/curled due to ground/surface contact with the engine at ground taxing power applied.

As the FAA filed it

THE INCIDENT AIRCRAFT LANDED ON RUNWAY 8 AT SAN MARCOS REGIONAL AIRPORT (KHYI), THEN DEPARTED THE ACTIVE RUNWAY ON TAXIWAY B. UPON LANDING THE PIC NOTED UNUSUAL AMOUNT OF RUDDER WAS REQUIRED TO MAINTAIN THE GROUND TAXI HEADING. DUE TO THE SHORT DISTANCE REMAINING TO THE PARKING AREA, THE PIC ELECTED TO CONTINUE TAXING. AIRCRAFT MADE A RIGHT TURN ONTO TAXIWAY A CONTINUING TOWARDS THE PARKING AREA, WHEN THE AIRCRAFTS NOSE WHEEL ASSEMBLY COLLAPSED AND CAME TO REST UPON ITS PROPELLERS; POST INCIDENT INSPECTION REVEALED NO SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE FIREWALL OR AIRFRAME. THE AIRCRAFT PROPS WERE DAMAGED/CURLED DUE TO GROUND/SURFACE CONTACT WITH THE ENGINE AT GROUND TAXING POWER APPLIED.