- Date
- January 31, 1971
- Place
- Little Rock, AR · LITTLE ROCK, AR
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N9302MMooney M20E
- Status
- Completed · report December 7, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 159906
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0625 71/1/31 LITTLE ROCK,ARK MOONEY M20E CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 47, 2200 TIME - 1626 N9302M PX- 0 0 0 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 550 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ADAMS FIELD DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LITTLE ROCK,ARK EL DORADO,ARK TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NOSEWHEEL ASSEMBLIES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MISSING FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT REMARKS- NOSE WHEEL FELL OFF ON TKOF.DMG ON SUBSQNT LDG.COTTER KEY AND RETAINING NUT MISSING.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9302M
- Reported as
- Mooney M20E
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Adams Field
N9302MRegistration cancelled May 22, 2013 · Mooney M20EAirframe modelMooney M20EEngine modelLycoming I0360 series
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Other investigations on N9302M · 1
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