# Accident 20101124053339A: Mooney M20R, Hollister, CA, November 24, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 24, 2010, 06:30 local time
- Place: Hollister, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.8556° N, 121.3995° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hollister, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.8556&lon=-121.3995&mi=10
- Aircraft: NONE (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20R
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO-550 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,500 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20101124053339A

## Narrative

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

UPON ARRIVAL AT THE AIRCRAFT IN QUESTION IT APPEARED THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED A HIGH IMPACT LANDING IN A FIELD 4 MILES WEST OF HOLLISTER AIRPORT DESTROYING THE AIRCRAFT. THE PILOT HAD REMAINED IN THE AIRCRAFT AFTER IMPACT. THE DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT WAS SEVERE IN THAT THE UPPER CABIN , RIGHT SIDE CABIN AND DOOR WAS SHREDDED ON IMPACT CAUSING A FAN SHAPED DEBRIS FIELD SPREADING OUT TO APPROXIMATELY 150 FEET FROM 0 DEGREES TO 110 DEGREES OFF OF THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT. IT WAS OBSERVED THAT THE THROTTLE WAS IN THE LOW IDLE POSITION, MIXTURE IN RICH, PROPELLER IN HIGH, FUEL BOOST IN LOW POSITION, MAGNETOS SWITCH IN THE BOTH POSITION, FUEL SELECTOR IN LEFT TANK POSITION, MASTER SWITCH IN THE ON POSITION, CONTROL YOKE IN THE FULL UP POSITION, ELEVATORS IN FULL UP POSITION, FLAP SELECTOR IN THE DOWN POSITION.  THE PROPELLER HAD SEPARATED FROM THE ENGINE CRANK SHAFT AND HAD 1 BENT PROPELLER BLADE.  THE TEMPORARY BLADDER TYPE FERRY TANK INSTALLATION RIPPED OUT OF ITS ANCHOR POINTS AND EXITED THE RIGHT SIDE OF AIRCRAFT.  THE TEMPORARY BLADDER TYPE FERRY TANK INSTALLATION RIPPED OUT OF ITS ANCHOR POINTS DISINTEGRATING AS IT EXITED THE RIGHT SIDE OF AIRCRAFT.  THE AIRCRAFT AND THE SCATTERED DEBRIS WAS RELEASED BY THE NTSB TO PLAIN PARTS FOR COLLECTION AND TRANSPORTATION INCLUDING STORAGE.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

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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