# Accident 20000123006639A: Mooney M20K, Pendleton, OR, January 23, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 23, 2000, 18:56 local time
- Place: Pendleton, OR
- Airport: Pendleton Municipal
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.7306° N, 118.7909° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.7306&lon=-118.7909&mi=10
- Aircraft: N251BD, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N251BD-2000-07-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20K (registry code 5870220, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20K
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA00FA039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA00FA039) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000123006639A

## Narrative

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

(-23) LARRY ROWE REFUELED N251BD AFTER THE AIRCRAFT HAD LANDED. HIS STATEMENT ABOUT ICE CONTAMINATION ON THE WINGS AND THE PILOTS COMMENTS ABOUT THE WING SURFACES ARE STRONG FACTS THAT THE AIRCRAFT WING SURFACES WERE FOULED WITH ICE AND NOT CLEANED BEFORE TAKE OFF. JAMES M. BLICK, THE AIRPORT TRAFFIC CONTROL TOWER OPERATOR, ALSO SAID N251BD USED UP MOST OF RUNWAY 29 FOR TAKEOFF. THE EXCESSIVE LENGTH OF RUNWAY NEEDED FOR LIFT OFF WOULD BE CONSISTENT WITH WING SURFACES COVERED WITH ICE.

## 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 SEA00FA039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA00FA039), Jan 24, 2000: Mooney M20K (N251BD), Pendleton, OR, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to adequately remove ice and snow from the airplane. A contributing factor was the pilot's inability to maintain control during climb due to degradation of the airplane's…

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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