# Incident 20110308003789I: Mooney Aircraft Corp. M20S, Lapeer, MI, March 8, 2011

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 8, 2011, 09:00 local time
- Place: Lapeer, MI
- Airport: Dupont-Lapeer
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground/Ramp/Ma
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.0665° N, 83.2716° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at DUPONT/LAPEER (D95), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.0665&lon=-83.2716&mi=10
- Aircraft: N78TF, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N78TF) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20S (registry code 5870226, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-550 series (registry code 17042, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-550-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY AIRCRAFT CORP. M20S
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO-560G SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 8,200 total, 120 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110308003789I

## Narrative

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

PILOT MISMANAGED CONTROLS DURING START PROCEDURE, THEN FAILED TO RECOVER CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT BEFORE IT STRUCK A FUEL PUMP PROTECTIVE BARRIER AND THEN A SNOW BANK.STATEMENTS FROM PILOT IN COMMAND AND AVIONICS TECHNICIAN (ALSO A PILOT) ARE ON FILE AT THE EMI FSDO.

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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