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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Mooney M20K · Stockton, CA · February 1, 1996

Date: February 1, 1996 · 16:25 local
Place: Stockton, CA
Airport: Stockton Metropolitan
Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N231CS
Reported as: Mooney M20K
Reported engine: Continental TSIO360LB
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,295 total917 in this make and model34 in the last 90 days

N231CSRegistered now · Mooney M20KS/N 25-0133 Airframe modelMooney M20K Engine modelContinental TSIO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Narrative: history of flight; on 02-01-96 at approximately 1625 local, Mooney N231CS, flown by frank e. johnson, ran off the end of runway 29L at Stockton airport (sck) during take off. The flight was for personal business, VFR conditions prevailed and an IFR flight plan was filed. There was minor damage to the aircraft and no injuries to the occupants. The pilot holds a private pilot certificate. Investigation results: the pilot was picking up the aircraft after maintenance had been performed to the windshield and the rudder leading edge. During that maintenance, the elevator trim had been run to the full down position for access. The pilot stated that he used the checklist prior to take off, but that he omitted checking the trim by accident. Visual inspection showed that the aircraft received damage to the propeller and to the right nose gear door. Negative pilot deviation.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: HISTORY OF FLIGHT; ON 02-01-96 AT APPROXIMATELY 1625 LOCAL, MOONEY N231CS, FLOWN BY FRANK E. JOHNSON, RAN OFF THE END OF RUNWAY 29L AT STOCKTON AIRPORT (SCK) DURING TAKE OFF. THE FLIGHT WAS FOR PERSONAL BUSINESS, VFR CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THERE WAS MINOR DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT AND NO INJURIES TO THE OCCUPANTS. THE PILOT HOLDS A PRIVATE PILOT CERTIFICATE. INVESTIGATION RESULTS: THE PILOT WAS PICKING UP THE AIRCRAFT AFTER MAINTENANCE HAD BEEN PERFORMED TO THE WINDSHIELD AND THE RUDDER LEADING EDGE. DURING THAT MAINTENANCE, THE ELEVATOR TRIM HAD BEEN RUN TO THE FULL DOWN POSITION FOR ACCESS. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE USED THE CHECKLIST PRIOR TO TAKE OFF, BUT THAT HE OMITTED CHECKING THE TRIM BY ACCIDENT. VISUAL INSPECTION SHOWED THAT THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER AND TO THE RIGHT NOSE GEAR DOOR. NEGATIVE PILOT DEVIATION.