19811130078819A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Mooney M20K · Buffalo, MN · November 30, 1981

Date
November 30, 1981 · 12:50 local
Place
Buffalo, MN
Airport
Buffalo Municipal Airport
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N96446
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI82FER15
Reported as
Mooney M20K
Reported engine
Continental TSIO360GB
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
161 total42 in this make and model33 in the last 90 days

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.

Tried to depart snow covered runway at full gross. Pulled it off near end runway but settled off end in deep snow.

As the FAA filed it

TRIED TO DEPART SNOW COVERED RUNWAY AT FULL GROSS. PULLED IT OFF NEAR END RUNWAY BUT SETTLED OFF END IN DEEP SNOW.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.