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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Mooney M20C · Georgetown, TX · September 20, 2008

Date: September 20, 2008 · 12:00 local
Place: Georgetown, TX
Airport: Georgetown Municipal
Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N9317V
Reported as: Mooney M20C
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 2,000 total1,600 in this make and model40 in the last 90 days

N9317VRegistered now · Mooney M20CS/N 690093 · Built 1969 Airframe modelMooney M20C Engine modelLycoming O&VO-360 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 the takeoff, the pilot of Mooney, N9317V, aborted the takeoff after rotation. The pilot stated as he lifted off, the baggage hatch opened up. He was worried that it might depart the aircraft and strike the vertical stabilizer. Since he was only a few feet above the runway, he decided to close the throttle and landed back on the remaining runway. Trying to finesse the landing used up more runway than he realized, and after landing he could not stop before running off the end of the runway. The left main landing gear struck one of the runway end lights. The aircraft sustained a small scratch on the gear door. There were no injuries to the pilot or anyone in the area.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) DURING THE TAKEOFF, THE PILOT OF MOONEY, N9317V, ABORTED THE TAKEOFF AFTER ROTATION. THE PILOT STATED AS HE LIFTED OFF, THE BAGGAGE HATCH OPENED UP. HE WAS WORRIED THAT IT MIGHT DEPART THE AIRCRAFT AND STRIKE THE VERTICAL STABILIZER. SINCE HE WAS ONLY A FEW FEET ABOVE THE RUNWAY, HE DECIDED TO CLOSE THE THROTTLE AND LANDED BACK ON THE REMAINING RUNWAY. TRYING TO FINESSE THE LANDING USED UP MORE RUNWAY THAN HE REALIZED, AND AFTER LANDING HE COULD NOT STOP BEFORE RUNNING OFF THE END OF THE RUNWAY. THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR STRUCK ONE OF THE RUNWAY END LIGHTS. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED A SMALL SCRATCH ON THE GEAR DOOR. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE PILOT OR ANYONE IN THE AREA.