# Accident 19820121001699A: Mooney M20E, Shell Lake, WI, January 21, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 21, 1982, 19:45 local time
- Place: Shell Lake, WI
- Airport: Shell Lake
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.7298° N, 91.8908° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.7298&lon=-91.8908&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6029Q, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6029Q) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20C (registry code 5870208, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20E
- Reported engine: LYC O360A1D
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 390 total, 194 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI82DA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI82DA029) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820121001699A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL ON TAKEOFF ROLL. WING DRAGGED ON SNOWBANK, TURNING AIRCRAFT INTO SNOWBANK.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI82DA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI82DA029), Jan 22, 1982: Mooney M-20 (N6029Q), Shell Lake, WI, substantial damage

## Other reports on N6029Q (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19850815062499I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850815062499I), Aug 15, 1985: Mooney M20C (N6029Q), Eden Prairie, MN, Minor damage. When power was added for taxi, nose gear collapsed. Found latch for gear handle worn allowing handle to unlock.
- [Incident 19850320017579I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850320017579I), Mar 20, 1985: Mooney M20C (N6029Q), Marana, AZ, Minor damage. Gear up landing. Pilot may not have had gear handle latched in down position.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.