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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Mooney M20 · Yuma, AZ · August 2, 2001

Date: August 2, 2001 · 09:00 local
Place: Yuma, AZ
Airport: Yuma Mcas - Yuma International
Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N5212B
Reported as: Mooney M20
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,610 total500 in this make and model40 in the last 90 days

N5212BRegistered now · Mooney M20S/N 1075 · Built 1956 Airframe modelMooney M20 Engine modelLycoming O&VO-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.

(-23) Pilot stated that just before take off at Yuma international airport, he adjusted his seat forward because he felt that he was too FAR back from the control pedals. Pilot stated that everything was going great and that he rolled up to the hold line and stopped and waited for an aircraft to land, he then proceeded to take off. Just as he lifted the nose off the ground, he stated the seat slid back, rendering him unable to manage the controls. The aircraft then settled back on the ground running off the runway strikng a runway sign. The tower asked if he wanted to declare an emergency and the pilot stated no, that he would just back to bet-ko-air air. The aircraft has only minor damage and no injuries to the pilot.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT STATED THAT JUST BEFORE TAKE OFF AT YUMA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, HE ADJUSTED HIS SEAT FORWARD BECAUSE HE FELT THAT HE WAS TOO FAR BACK FROM THE CONTROL PEDALS. PILOT STATED THAT EVERYTHING WAS GOING GREAT AND THAT HE ROLLED UP TO THE HOLD LINE AND STOPPED AND WAITED FOR AN AIRCRAFT TO LAND, HE THEN PROCEEDED TO TAKE OFF. JUST AS HE LIFTED THE NOSE OFF THE GROUND, HE STATED THE SEAT SLID BACK, RENDERING HIM UNABLE TO MANAGE THE CONTROLS. THE AIRCRAFT THEN SETTLED BACK ON THE GROUND RUNNING OFF THE RUNWAY STRIKNG A RUNWAY SIGN. THE TOWER ASKED IF HE WANTED TO DECLARE AN EMERGENCY AND THE PILOT STATED NO, THAT HE WOULD JUST BACK TO BET-KO-AIR AIR. THE AIRCRAFT HAS ONLY MINOR DAMAGE AND NO INJURIES TO THE PILOT.