# Accident 19980822037129A: Mooney M20C, Stevensville, MD, August 22, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 22, 1998, 19:45 local time
- Place: Stevensville, MD
- Airport: Kentmorr Airpark Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.9899° N, 76.2992° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9899&lon=-76.2992&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6532U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6532U-2000-02-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20C (registry code 5870208, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20C
- Reported engine: LYC O360A1D
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 550 total, 50 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD98LA099](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD98LA099) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980822037129A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT ATTEMPTED TO TAKE FROM 2,050 FEET GRASS STRIP. WITNESS REPORTED, "TAIL OF AIRPLANE WAS EXTREMELY LOW, ACTUALLY DRAGGING ALONG GROUND." THE WITNESS SAID TAIL WAS STILL IN CONTACT WITH GROUND BEYOND THE END OF THE RUNWAY BEFORE THE AIRPLANE CROSSED SHORE LINE AND LANDED IN THE WATER. (.4) THE PILOT BEGAN THE TAKEOFF ROLL FROM THE SOD RUNWAY 'USING A SOFT FIELD TECHNIQUE.' HE APPLIED BACK PRESSURE ON THE YOKE AND THEN FULL THROTTLE.  THE PILOT REPORTED THE ENGINE PROVIDED FULL TAKEOFF POWER.  WITNESSES REPORTED THE AIRPLANE IN A NOSE-HIGH ATTITUDE AS IT DRAGGED ITS TAIL THE LENGTH OF THE RUNWAY.  THE AIRPLANE WENT OFF THE DEPARTURE END OF THE RUNWAY AND CAME TO REST IN THE CHESAPEAKE BAY.  EXAMINATION OF THE AIRPLANE AFTER THE ACCIDENT REVEALED THE FLAPS WERE FULLY RETRACTED.

## 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 IAD98LA099](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD98LA099), Aug 22, 1998: Mooney M-20C (N6532U), Kent Island, MD, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's improper takeoff technique and his failure to abort the takeoff.

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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