20060608008699A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Mooney M20K · Fresno, CA · June 8, 2006

Date
June 8, 2006 · 08:25 local
Place
Fresno, CA
Airport
Fresno-Chandler Downtown Airport
Phase of flight
Go Round (Aborted VFR)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N5699Y
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX06CA199
Reported as
Mooney M20K
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
700 total10 in this make and model30 in the last 90 days

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 pilot privacy data omitted was practicing landings at kfch in N5699Y and was attempting his second landing when he landed long, bounced, the propeller contacted the runway. The pilot privacy data omitted then attempted to continue and takeoff with full flaps and speed brakes extended. The aircraft proceeded down the runway nose high and started losing directional control. The right and left wings contacted the runway as the pilot attempted to regain control and keep the wings level. The aircraft veered off the runway, across the taxiway and into the dirt/grass between the taxiway and the ramp. The pilot finally decided that he wasn't going to get the aircraft airborne and aborted the takeoff. The aircraft could not be stopped prior to impacting a fence at the end of the airport property. The aircraft went through the fence, across a road and impacted a second fence and finally stopped. The aircraft received substantial damage. The sole occupant, the pilot, was not injured.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE PILOT ^PRIVACY D^ WAS PRACTICING LANDINGS AT KFCH IN N5699Y AND WAS ATTEMPTING HIS SECOND LANDING WHEN HE LANDED LONG, BOUNCED, THE PROPELLER CONTACTED THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY D^ THEN ATTEMPTED TO CONTINUE AND TAKEOFF WITH FULL FLAPS AND SPEED BRAKES EXTENDED. THE AIRCRAFT PROCEEDED DOWN THE RUNWAY NOSE HIGH AND STARTED LOSING DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. THE RIGHT AND LEFT WINGS CONTACTED THE RUNWAY AS THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO REGAIN CONTROL AND KEEP THE WINGS LEVEL. THE AIRCRAFT VEERED OFF THE RUNWAY, ACROSS THE TAXIWAY AND INTO THE DIRT/GRASS BETWEEN THE TAXIWAY AND THE RAMP. THE PILOT FINALLY DECIDED THAT HE WASN'T GOING TO GET THE AIRCRAFT AIRBORNE AND ABORTED THE TAKEOFF. THE AIRCRAFT COULD NOT BE STOPPED PRIOR TO IMPACTING A FENCE AT THE END OF THE AIRPORT PROPERTY. THE AIRCRAFT WENT THROUGH THE FENCE, ACROSS A ROAD AND IMPACTED A SECOND FENCE AND FINALLY STOPPED. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE SOLE OCCUPANT, THE PILOT, WAS NOT INJURED.

NTSB investigation

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