# Accident 20000603006899A: Mooney M20F, Upland, CA, June 3, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 3, 2000, 07:19 local time
- Place: Upland, CA
- Airport: Cable Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.1008° N, 117.6607° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1008&lon=-117.6607&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9207V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9207V-2013-06-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20F (registry code 5870214, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20F
- Reported engine: LYC IO360A1A
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 550 total, 50 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX00LA214](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX00LA214) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000603006899A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON 6/3/00 ABOUT 0719 PDT, AMOONEY M20FN9207V, DURING TAKEOFF FROM CABLE AIRPORT, UPLAND, CA., VEERED TO THE LEFT OFF THE RUNWAY AND CAME TO REST IN A DITCH. THE AIRPLANE WHICH WAS OWNED AND OPERATED BY THE PILOT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. THE PRIVATE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. THE THREE PASSENGERS RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED FOR THE PERSONAL FLIGHT OPERATING UNDER 14 CFR PART 91 OF THE FAR. THE FLIGHT WAS DESTINED FOR LAS VEGAS, NEVADA, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT DURING TAKEOFF, IMMEDIATELY AFTER LIFTOFF, THE CABIN DOOR POPPED OPEN. THE CABIN DOOR OPENING STARTLED THE PASSENGER IN THE RIGHT SEAT WHO PANICKED. THE PILOT STATED THAT WHILE HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO DEAL WITH THE PANICKED PASSENGER HE MOMENTARILY LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL ALLOWING THE A/C TO DRIFT OFF THE RUNWAY TO THE LEFT. (.4) ON JUNE 3, 2000, AT 0719 HOURS PACIFIC DAYLIGHT TIME, A MOONEY M20F, N9207V, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHEN IT VEERED OFF THE RUNWAY AND CAME TO REST IN A DITCH DURING TAKEOFF AT CABLE AIRPORT, UPLAND, CALIFORNIA. THE PERSONAL FLIGHT, OPERATED BY THE OWNER UNDER 14 CFR PART 91, WAS DESTINED FOR                                      JEAN, NEVADA. THE CERTIFICATED PRIVATE PILOT AND TWO PASSENGERS WERE NOT INJURED. ONE OTHER PASSENGERS RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THE CABIN DOOR CAME OPEN DURING TAKEOFF ON RUNWAY 24 (3,865 FEET LONG X 75 FEET WIDE). HE INTENDED TO CONTINUE THE TAKEOFF AND RETURN TO LAND AND CLOSE THE DOOR; HOWEVER, THE PASSENGER IN THE RIGHT FRONT SEAT DISTRACTED HIM. IN THE TIME NECESSARY TO CALM AND REASSURE THE PASSENGER, THE PILOT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AND IT DRIFTED OFF THE RUNWAY TO THE LEFT.  THE AVIATION SURFACE WEATHER OBSERVATION AT THE ONTARIO, CALIFORNIA, AIRPORT (6 MILES SOUTHEAST OF CABLE) WAS REPORTING CALM WIND CONDITIONS.

## 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 LAX00LA214](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX00LA214), Jun 3, 2000: Mooney M20F (N9207V), Upland, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the pilot-in-command to maintain directional control of the aircraft on takeoff after the cabin door became ajar.

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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