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FAA accident report · Mooney M20E · Blacksburg, SC · May 23, 2006

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Date
May 23, 2006 · 18:30 local
Place
Blacksburg, SC
Phase of flight
Takeoff Ground Roll
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N3217F
NTSB investigation
NTSBATL06LA083
Reported as
Mooney M20E
Reported engine
Lycoming IO360A1A
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
500 total350 in this make and model10 in the last 90 days
N3217FRegistration cancelled Nov 6, 2012 · Mooney M20ES/N 670010 · Built 1967Airframe modelMooney M20EEngine modelLycoming I0360 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) During takeoff from a private 1400 feet long grass and dirt airstrip to the northeast (053 degrees), the aircraft began to lose power. The takeoff continued and the aircraft was pitched up in a manner that resulted in a tailstrike on the dirt section of the airstrip near the departure end. The aircraft then became airborne, rolled to the right, pitched down after experiencing a loss of lift, and then struck powerlines that were beneath and beyond the departure end of the airstrip. The aircraft subsequently impacted the ground and was destroyed by a post crash fire. Two skidmarks were present on the dirt section of the airstrip. The left skidmark was 417 feet long, and the right skidmark was 388 feet long. The distance between the two skidmarks was 9 feet 3/4 inches. The distance between the main landing gear tires on the M-20E is 9 feet 3/4 inches. Examination of the dirt section of the airstrip found an embedded stone with a bluish abrasion mark; the bottom of the aircraft tail section is blue. Post crash engine examination found a detached air intake pipe.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) DURING TAKEOFF FROM A PRIVATE 1400 FEET LONG GRASS AND DIRT AIRSTRIP TO THE NORTHEAST (053 DEGREES), THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO LOSE POWER. THE TAKEOFF CONTINUED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS PITCHED UP IN A MANNER THAT RESULTED IN A TAILSTRIKE ON THE DIRT SECTION OF THE AIRSTRIP NEAR THE DEPARTURE END. THE AIRCRAFT THEN BECAME AIRBORNE, ROLLED TO THE RIGHT, PITCHED DOWN AFTER EXPERIENCING A LOSS OF LIFT, AND THEN STRUCK POWERLINES THAT WERE BENEATH AND BEYOND THE DEPARTURE END OF THE AIRSTRIP. THE AIRCRAFT SUBSEQUENTLY IMPACTED THE GROUND AND WAS DESTROYED BY A POST CRASH FIRE. TWO SKIDMARKS WERE PRESENT ON THE DIRT SECTION OF THE AIRSTRIP. THE LEFT SKIDMARK WAS 417 FEET LONG, AND THE RIGHT SKIDMARK WAS 388 FEET LONG. THE DISTANCE BETWEEN THE TWO SKIDMARKS WAS 9 FEET 3/4 INCHES. THE DISTANCE BETWEEN THE MAIN LANDING GEAR TIRES ON THE M-20E IS 9 FEET 3/4 INCHES. EXAMINATION OF THE DIRT SECTION OF THE AIRSTRIP FOUND AN EMBEDDED STONE WITH A BLUISH ABRASION MARK; THE BOTTOM OF THE AIRCRAFT TAIL SECTION IS BLUE. POST CRASH ENGINE EXAMINATION FOUND A DETACHED AIR INTAKE PIPE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB ATL06LA083Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBlacksburg, SCThe pilot's failure to abort the takeoff after the airplane failed to achieve adequate airspeed on the takeoff roll for undetermined reasons. This resulted in an abrupt pull up, inadvertent stall, and in flight collision with wires, trees and the ground.May 23, 2006 · Destroyed