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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Mooney M20C · Vernal, UT · February 10, 2005

Date: February 10, 2005 · 16:00 local
Place: Vernal, UT
Airport: Vernal
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N6816U
Reported as: Mooney M20C
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,193 total157 in this make and model9 in the last 90 days

N6816URegistered now · Mooney M20CS/N 2531 · Built 1963 Airframe modelMooney M20C Engine modelLycoming O&VO-360 seriesReciprocating

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) The following narrative was stated by the pilot/owner privacy data omitted: on 02-10-05 at 1515 MDT, N6816U, a Mooney M20C, piloted by owner privacy data omitted took off for a local flight from the Vernal, Utah airport (vel). Approximately 45 minutes later, the pilot privacy data omitted ^ landed back at the Vernal Airport. During the landing rollout the pilot privacy data omitted ^ noticed the left wing was dipping. He applied left aileron and raised the wing. Within 2 seconds the left wing dipped again, and more aileron was applied. With the decreased airspeed, the pilot privacy data omitted ^ could not maintain lift and the wing contacted the runway. The aircraft slowly veered left and slid off the runway contacting a runway light on the left wing. The aircraft slid off the runway approximately 20 feet into mud. The pilot noted the landing gear selector felt somewhat stiff when he placed it in the down position. There were no injuries as a result of this incident.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE FOLLOWING NARRATIVE WAS STATED BY THE PILOT/OWNER ^PRIVACY DATA^: ON 02-10-05 AT 1515 MDT, N6816U, A MOONEY M20C, PILOTED BY OWNER ^PRIVACY DATA^ TOOK OFF FOR A LOCAL FLIGHT FROM THE VERNAL, UTAH AIRPORT (VEL). APPROXIMATELY 45 MINUTES LATER, THE PILOT ^PRIVACY ^ LANDED BACK AT THE VERNAL AIRPORT. DURING THE LANDING ROLLOUT THE PILOT ^PRIVACY ^ NOTICED THE LEFT WING WAS DIPPING. HE APPLIED LEFT AILERON AND RAISED THE WING. WITHIN 2 SECONDS THE LEFT WING DIPPED AGAIN, AND MORE AILERON WAS APPLIED. WITH THE DECREASED AIRSPEED, THE PILOT ^PRIVACY ^ COULD NOT MAINTAIN LIFT AND THE WING CONTACTED THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT SLOWLY VEERED LEFT AND SLID OFF THE RUNWAY CONTACTING A RUNWAY LIGHT ON THE LEFT WING. THE AIRCRAFT SLID OFF THE RUNWAY APPROXIMATELY 20 FEET INTO MUD. THE PILOT NOTED THE LANDING GEAR SELECTOR FELT SOMEWHAT STIFF WHEN HE PLACED IT IN THE DOWN POSITION. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AS A RESULT OF THIS INCIDENT.