# Accident 20010903032349A: Mooney M20K, Croswell, MI, September 3, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 3, 2001, 13:50 local time
- Place: Croswell, MI
- Airport: Arnold Field Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.2699° N, 82.6090° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.2699&lon=-82.6090&mi=10
- Aircraft: N252YX, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N252YX-2002-01-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20K (registry code 5870220, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-360 series (registry code 17019, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20K
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI01LA310](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01LA310) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010903032349A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT REPORTED LOSS OF POWER AND ABORTED TAKEOFF, WENT INTO TREES SHEDDING LEFT WING AND PART OF RIGHT WING. (.19) ON SEPTEMBER 3, 2001, AT ABOUT 1350 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A MOONEY M20K, N252YX, OWNED AND PILOTED BY A PRIVATE PILOT, WAS DESTROYED WHEN IT IMPACTED A POLE, TREES AND TERRAIN AFTER TAKEOFF FROM RUNWAY 25 (2,530 FEET BY 80 FEET, TURF) AT THE ARNOLD FIELD AIRPORT, CROSWELL, MICHIGAN. THE 14 CFR PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT WAS OPERATING IN VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS AND WAS NOT ON A FLIGHT PLAN. THE PILOT AND 3 PASSENGERS REPORTED NO INJURIES. THE FLIGHT WAS ORIGINATING AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT AND WAS ENROUTE TO THE DETROIT CITY AIRPORT, DETROIT, MICHIGAN.

## 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 CHI01LA310](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01LA310), Sep 3, 2001: Mooney M20K (N252YX), Croswell, MI, destroyed. Probable cause: The pilots failure to abort the takeoff. Factors were the pole and the trees.

## Other reports on N252YX (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19920514022399I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920514022399I), May 14, 1992: Mooney M20K (N252YX), Hanksville, UT, Minor damage. Low fuel indication and unable to find airport. Elected to land on highway. Left wing hit post.
- [Incident 19871001061629I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871001061629I), Oct 1, 1987: Mooney M20K (N252YX), Santa Monica, CA, Substantial damage. Mechanic was taxiing the aircraft from parking to maintenance. The right wing of the Mooney hit a parked helicopter

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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