# Accident 20060920020119A: Mooney M20C, Auburn, CA, September 20, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 20, 2006, 17:00 local time
- Place: Auburn, CA
- Airport: Auburn Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.9547° N, 121.0817° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9547&lon=-121.0817&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5577Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5577Q-2008-09-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20C (registry code 5870208, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20C
- Reported engine: LYC O360*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 597 total, 242 in this make and model, 110 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX06LA298](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX06LA298) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060920020119A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT STATED THAT DURING THE TAKEOFF ROLL, THE AIRCRAFT PITCHED UP AND LEFT THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT STATED HE LOST ELEVATOR CONTROL AND PULLED THE ENGINE POWER. THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED ONTO THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. THE ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION REVEALED A BROKEN ELEVATOR PUSH PULL ROD END, LOCATED IN THE AFT SECTION OF THE EMPENNAGE.

## 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 LAX06LA298](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX06LA298), Sep 20, 2006: Mooney M20C (N5577Q), Auburn, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the fatigue failure of the elevator's control rod due to inadequate lubrication. Contributing factors were the inadequate maintenance and the owner-pilot's failure to comply with an airworthiness…

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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