# Accident 20110411008469A: Mooney Aircraft Corp. M20K, Augusta, GA, April 11, 2011 - Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: April 11, 2011, 07:15 local time - Place: Augusta, GA - Airport: Bush Field - Damage: Substantial damage - Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown - Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91) - Location: 33.3700° N, 81.9644° W: From the FAA - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.3700&lon=-81.9644&mi=10 - Aircraft: N777CV, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N777CV-2012-09-17) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry model: Mooney M20K (registry code 5870220, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20k) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: Continental TSIO-360 series (registry code 17019, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: MOONEY AIRCRAFT CORP. M20K - Reported engine: CONT MOTOR TSIO-360 SER - People aboard: 1 - Fatal injuries: 0 - Other injuries: 0 - Pilot certificates: Private pilot - Pilot flight hours: 8,500 total, 4,000 in this make and model, 125 in the last 90 days - NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA11CA238](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11CA238) (OpenAirDocs) - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110411008469A ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. ON APRIL 11, 2011 I WAS CONTACTED BY FLM AT APPROXIMATELY 0759 AM TO RESPOND TO AN ACCIDENT AT AGS (AUGUSTA BUSH FIELD). I WAS CURRENTLY AT AUGUSTA, DANIEL FIELD WHICH IS APPROXIMATELY 10 MINUTES FROM DANIEL. I CONTACTED ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AT AUGUSTA REGIONAL AND ADVISED HER AS TO MY ETA (0830). I ARRIVED AT AGS AT 0830 AND NOTED THE AIRCRAFT ON RUNWAY 35 ACROSS FROM THE GA TERMINAL ON THE BACK OF A FLAT BED TRUCK WITH A CRANE FOLLOWING BEHIND. I ASKED ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, DIRECTOR OF AIRCRAFT SERVICES WHO AUTHORIZED THE AIRCRAFT REMOVAL. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATED THAT THE FSDO HAD AUTHORIZED THE REMOVAL. THEY DID TAKE PHOTOS PRIOR TO LIFTING THE AIRCRAFT FROM THE RUNWAY. I WAS NOT ABLE TO LOCATE THE PIC, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ IS A MD AND HAD TO REPORT TO THE ER AT AUGUSTA. I INSPECTED THE AIRCRAFT AND OBTAINED SEVERAL STATEMENTS THAT CONFIRM THAT THE PIC FAILED TO EXTEND THE GEAR IN TIME. THE AIRCRAFT FLEW FROM LAFAYETTE LA TO AUGUSTA. EXAMINATION OF THE AIRCRAFT SHOWS THAT THE PROPELLER WAS BENT REARWARD APPROXIMATELY 5 INCHES FROM THE TIPS WITH EXTENSIVE ABRASIONS INDICATING POWER APPLICATION. THE LANDING GEAR SELECTOR WAS SELECTED DOWN AND THE MOTOR CIRCUIT BREAKER WAS POPPED. THERE IS EXTENSIVE DAMAGE ON THE LOWER SURFACE OF THE AIRCRAFT INVOLVING PRIMARY STRUCTURE AND THE LANDING GEAR PUSH PULL TUBE WAS DEFLECTED AND PROTRUDING THROUGH THE BELLY AREA. I CONDUCTED A TELEPHONE INTERVIEW WITH ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ THE PIC ON 04/13/2011 AT 0840AM. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ CONFIRMED THAT HE FAILED TO EXTEND THE LANDING GEAR IN TIME AND ALSO FAILED TO USE A CHECK LIST. I REQUESTED ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ TO SEND RECORDS OF THE LAST ANNUAL, ALTIMETER AND TRANSPONDER CERTIFICATIONS ALONG WITH A DETAILED STATEMENT.ACCORDING TO THE PIC THE ANNUAL IS DUE AT THE END OF THIS MONTH.AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT THE TACHOMETER INDICATOR DISPLAYED 2723.3 HOURS. THE FLAP SELECTOR WAS DOWN AND THE FLAPS WERE DOWN.MIXTURE WAS FULL RICH AND PROPELLER HIGH RPM POSITION.THE MAIN AND NOSE GEAR DOORS WERE DAMAGED CONSISTENT WITH TRYING TO EXTEND WHILE SLIDING ON THE RUNWAY.^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ HOLDS A PRIVATE PILOT LICENSE AND CURRENT MEDICAL.THE LAST FLIGHT REVIEW WAS DONE 04/2009.^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ HAS APPROXIMATELY 4000 HOURS IN MAKE AND MODEL AND HAS LOGGED 125 HOURS IN THE LAST 90 DAYS ## 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 ERA11CA238](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11CA238), Apr 11, 2011: Mooney M20K (N777CV), Augusta, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to extend the landing gear prior to landing. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s reported fatigue. ## Other reports on N777CV (1) Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date. - [Accident 20110718018249A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110718018249A), Jul 18, 2011: Mooney Aircraft Corp. M20K (N777CV), Augusta, GA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. On July 18 at this office was contacted approximately 13:35 local by standard aero in Augusta reporting a possible airplane crash. The Augusta regional airport… 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. 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