# Accident 20001026038619A: Mooney M20J, Deland, FL, October 26, 2000 - Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: October 26, 2000, 12:45 local time - Place: Deland, FL - Airport: Deland Municipal-Sidney H Taylor - Damage: Substantial damage - Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing) - Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91) - Location: 29.0603° N, 81.2308° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.0603&lon=-81.2308&mi=10 - Aircraft: N201SE, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N201SE) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry model: Mooney M20J (registry code 5870219, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20j) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 SER A&C (registry code 41511, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-ser-a-c) (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: MOONEY M20J - People aboard: 2 - Fatal injuries: 0 - Pilot flight hours: 685 total, 29 in this make and model, 225 in the last 90 days - NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA01LA018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA01LA018) (OpenAirDocs) - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001026038619A ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. (-23) A/C ALNDED RUNWAY 5 DELAND MUNICIPAL AIRPORT. AFTER TOUCHDOWN PILOT LOST CONTROL OF A/C AND SWERVED ACROSS RUNWAY CENTER LINE SEVERAL TIMES EXITING SOUTH SIDE OF RUNWAY. AFTER STRIKING A RUNWAY MARKER SIGN WITH THE RIGHT WING THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO THE RUNWAY AND TAXIED TO THE RAMP. A LARGE HOLE WAS PUNCTURED IN THE BOTTOM OF THE RIGHT WING JUST OUTBD OF THE FUEL TANK, ONE STRINGER WAS BROKEN AND ONE RIB WAS DAMAGED. THE AILERON PUSH PULLTUBE WAS BENT. THE RIGHT FLAP SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE. (.4) ON OCTOBER 26, ABOUT 1245 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, AND MOONEY, M-20J, N201SE, REGISTERED TO A PRIVATE INDIVIDUAL, AND OPERATED BY EMBRY-RIDDLE AERONAUTICAL UNIVERSITY, AS A TITLE 14 CFR PART 91 INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT, COLLIDED WITH A RUNWAY SIGN DURING THE LANDING ROLLOUT AT DELAND, FLORIDA. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT INCURRED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE COMMERCIAL-RATED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR, AND DUAL STUDENT WERE NOT INJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM DELAND, FLORIDA, THE SAME DAY, ABOUT 1200. THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR STATED THAT HE WAS PROVIDING INSTRUCTION TO A PRIVATE-RATED PILOT SEEKING A COMMERCIAL CERTIFICATE . THE INSTRUCTOR FURTHER STATED THAT THE STUDENT HAD JUST MADE AN EXCELLENT LANDING, BUT DURING THE LANDING ROLLOUT HE APPLIED VIOLENT PRESSURE TO THE RIGHT BRAKE, WHICH MOVED THE NOSE ABOUT 70 DEGREES TO THE RIGHT, IN A SKID TOWARD THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. THE INSTRUCTOR SAID THAT HE IMMEDIATELY TOOK CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE FROM THE STUDENT, BUT THE STUDENT MAINTAINED HIS FEET ON THE BRAKES, AND THE AIRPLANE COLLIDED WITH A RUNWAY SIGN, INCURRING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE STUDENT STATED THAT THE TOUCHDOWN WAS SMOOTH, AND THE ROLLOUT WAS ON THE CENTERLINE OF THE RUNWAY. THE STUDENT FURTHER STATED THAT HE APPLIED THE BRAKES, AND IT LOOKED TO HIM AS IF THE LEFT BRAKE DIDN'T SEEM TO TAKE EFFECT. THE STUDENT STATED THAT IT IS POSSIBLE THAT HE COULD HAVE BEEN JUST USING THE RIGHT BRAKE TO STOP THE AIRCRAFT, AND UPON APPLICATION OF THE BRAKES THE AIRCRAFT STARTED SKIDDING. THE STUDENT SAID HE THEN TRANSFERRED CONTROLS TO THE INSTRUCTOR, BUT THE AIRPLANE WAS TRAVELING TOO FAST, AND IT WENT INTO THE GRASS, AND ONE WING COLLIDED WITH A RUNWAY SIGN. UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF AN FAA INSPECTOR, THE OPERATOR CONDUCTED A POSTACCIDENT EXAMINATION OF THE AIRCRAFT, AND A FUNCTIONAL CHECK OF THE BRAKES ON BOTH THE LEFT AND RIGHT PILOT POSITIONS, AS WELL AS REMOVED AND CHECKED BOTH THE LEFT AND RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR BRAKE PADS. THE EXAMINATION DID NOT REVEAL ANY PREEXISTING MALFUNCTIONS TO THE AIRCRAFT, OR ITS SYSTEMS. IN ADDITION, A FERRY PERMIT WAS OBTAINED, AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS FERRIED TO AN INDEPENDENT AUTHORIZED MOONEY SERVICE CENTER, WHERE AN EVALUATION WAS CONDUCTED ON THE STEERING AND BRAKE SYSTEMS, AND NO ABNORMALITIES WERE OBSERVED. ## 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 MIA01LA018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA01LA018), Oct 26, 2000: Mooney M-20J (N201SE), Deland, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: the dual student's improper use of the brakes and the flight instructor's inadequate supervision which resulted in a loss of directional control and a subsequent ground swerve during which the… ## Other reports on N201SE (1) Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date. - [Incident 20170128000599I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170128000599I), Jan 28, 2017: Mooney M20J (N201SE), Fort Worth, TX, Minor damage. Pilot 2 stated he was practicing commercial maneuvers and had been doing touch and gos. Advised tower this would be full stop. Pilot 2 stated he just forgot to… 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. 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