# Incident 20030320002769I: Mooney M20E, Everett, WA, March 20, 2003

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 20, 2003, 17:45 local time
- Place: Everett, WA
- Airport: Snohomish County - Paine Fld
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.9790° N, 122.2021° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Everett, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.9790&lon=-122.2021&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2561W, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2561W) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20E (registry code 5870212, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20E
- Reported engine: LYC O360A1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 270 total, 70 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030320002769I

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT LANDED PAINE FIELD, RUNWAY 164 AND WAS INSTRUCTED TO TAXI ONTO RUNWAY 11 TO THE "EAST CONDOS". THE PILOT'S HANGAR IS LOCATED IN THE "EAST CONDOS". WHEN THE PILOT CAME TO THE END OF RUNWAY 11 (29 THRESHOLD) INSTEAD OF TURNING TO THE LEFT ONTO THE RAMP, HE KEPT GOING PAST THE END OF THE RUNWAY AND RUNWAY END IDENTIFIER LIGHTS AND INTO THE MUD AND GRASS. THE AIRPORT REMOVED THE ASPHALT AND PLANTED GRASS IN THIS AREA 6 MONTHS PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT. THE PILOT RELIED ON HIS OWN MEMORY OF THE AIRPORT LAYOUT INSTEAD OF WATCHING THE INDICATIONS ON THE AIRPORT FACILITY. THE GROUND CONTROLLER TRIED TO WARN THE PILOT OF HIS IMPENDING DEPARTURE FROM HARD PAVED SURFACE TO GRASS BUT IT WAS TOO LATE FOR THE PILOT TO REACT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS TOWED TO THE OWNER'S HANGAR BY THE AIRPORT FIRE DEPARTMENT.

## Other reports on N2561W (2)

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

- [Incident 20200221006939I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200221006939I), Feb 21, 2020: Mooney M20E (N2561W), Tracy, CA, Minor damage. Aircraft was landing on runway 30, gear was not extended. Aircraft skidded to stop in middle of runway. Pilots evacuated aircraft. No injuries to pilot…
- [Accident 19760110007019A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760110007019A), Jan 10, 1976: Mooney M20E (N2561W), Farwell, TX, Substantial damage. Enormous rats nest arnd manual ldg gr actuator assy. L bell crank failed at welded attach pt.

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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