MKC67F0076

NTSB accident investigation · Mooney M20 · Omaha, NE · July 1, 1966

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
July 1, 1966
Place
Omaha, NE · OMAHA, NE
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Taxi
Aircraft
N5219BMooney M20
Status
Completed · report December 15, 1966
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
122824

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3060   66/7/1    OMAHA NEBR          MOONEY M20          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 31, 228
        TIME - 1630                    N5219B              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 6 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - EPPLEY AIRFIELD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- PILOT TAXIED ONTO CLOSED TAXIWAY.

Aircraft

Registration
N5219B
Reported as
Mooney M20
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Eppley Airfield

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.