# Accident 20080909847879A: Mooney M20C, Wallace, NC, September 9, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 9, 2008, 10:30 local time
- Place: Wallace, NC
- Airport: Henderson Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.7169° N, 78.0156° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.7169&lon=-78.0156&mi=10
- Aircraft: N21MY, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N21MY-2009-04-08) (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: 3,900 total, 80 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA08LA188](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA08LA188) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080909847879A

## Narrative

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

(-23) DURING TAKEOFF FROM RUNWAY 27 (LENGTH 3,998 FEET) AT WALLACE, NC AIRPORT (ACZ), PILOT CRASHED N21MY INTO A PINE FOREST OFF THE DEPARTURE END OF RUNWAY 27 AROUND 10:30 AM.  AFTER LIFTOFF (APPROXIMATELY 50 FEET ABOVE RUNWAY AND JUST SHORT OF MIDFIELD) ENGINE LOST POWER, OPERATED AT REDUCED POWER, AND WOULD NOT CLIMB.  AIRCRAFT STAYED IN GROUND EFFECT FOR REMAINDER OF RUNWAY AND GAINED NO MORE THAN APPROXIMATELY 60 TO 80 FEET WITH LANDING GEAR DOWN PRIOR TO SETTLING INTO THE TOP OF A PINE FOREST, APPROXIMATELY 968 FEET FROM RUNWAY.  POST CRASH INVESTIGATION REVEALED THROTTLE, MIXTURE AND PROPELLER CONTROLS IN THE FULL FORWARD POSITIONS.  THERE WAS NO SIGN OF AIR INLET PLUG AND LANYARDS IN AIRCAFT.  INSPECTION OF ENGINE AFTER CRASH REVEALED RED LANYARD MATERIAL (TPE THAT IS USED FOR STREAMERS FOR RAM AIR INLET PLUGS) LYING ON TOP OF REAR ENGINE CYLINDERS.  REMAINS OF THE RED LANYARD MATERIAL WAS ALSO FOUND AROUND AND BEHIND THE PROPELLER.  ENGINE FAILED TO PRODUCE FULL POWER BECAUSE RAM AIR INLET PLUG MATERIAL LODGED IN FRONT OF THE AIR FILTER.

## 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 MIA08LA188](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA08LA188), Sep 9, 2008: Mooney M20C (N21MY), Wallace, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to abort the takeoff when the engine failed to develop full power. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's failure to remove the intake plugs prior to takeoff.

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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