Service difficulty report · Tube · Mooney M20F

Difficulty date
November 27, 2008
Submitted
December 3, 2008
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N6829V
Make and model
Mooney M20F
Aircraft serial
220012
Aircraft time
3,000 hours
Part
Tube
Condition
Broken
Location
Nlg
Part time
3,000 hours
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
A

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

PILOT STATED THAT HE HEARD A LOUD SOUND DURING THE TAKE OFF ROLL OFF OF A GRASS STRIP AND THE ACFT BEGAN TO "HANDLE DIFFERENTLY". HE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE BRIEFLY AND THEN DECIDED TO ABORT THE TAKE-OFF. INCIDENT INVESTIGATION FOUND ACFT ON ITS NOSE WITH THE NOSE LANDING GEAR FOLDED BACK UNDERNEATH THE ACFT. INSPECTION REVEALED THAT THE TUBING OF THE NLG LEG ASSEMBLY WAS BROKEN. THERE WERE POSSIBLE STRESS FRACTURES AT THE WELS POINTS ON BOTH SIDES OF THE STRUCTURE.

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