# Accident 19950811023249A: Mooney M20A, Rock Springs, WY, August 11, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 11, 1995, 14:45 local time
- Place: Rock Springs, WY
- Airport: Rock Springs Sweetwater Count
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.5942° N, 109.0652° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at , within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5942&lon=-109.0652&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8378E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8378E-2017-07-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20A (registry code 5870204, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20a) (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 M20A
- Reported engine: LYC O360A1A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 308 total, 232 in this make and model, 31 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA95LA180](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA95LA180) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950811023249A

## Narrative

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

TAKING OFF ON APPROVED TAXIWAY DUE CLOSED RUNWAYS. HIT CROWN AT TAXIWAY INTERSECTION. BOUNCED CAME DOWN. HIT SIGN.

## 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 SEA95LA180](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA95LA180), Aug 11, 1995: Mooney M20A (N8378E), Rock Springs, WY, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT. FACTORS INCLUDE THE UNEVEN RUNWAY CONDITION, THE INFORMATION REGARDING THE CROWNED CONDITION NOT BEING DISSEMINATED BY AIRPORT PERSONNEL, AND…

## Other reports on N8378E (1)

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

- [Incident 19890714041389I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890714041389I), Jul 14, 1989: Mooney M20A (N8378E), Jackson, MI, Minor damage. Engine quit. Oil covered windshield. Landed in field. Connecting rod bolt on NR2 cylinder broke. Engine seized.

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.

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