# Accident 20110611012949A: Mooney Aircraft Corp. M20K, Page, AZ, June 11, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 11, 2011, 15:15 local time
- Place: Page, AZ
- Airport: Page
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.9261° N, 111.4483° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.9261&lon=-111.4483&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5765D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5765D-2017-10-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20K (registry code 5870220, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY AIRCRAFT CORP. M20K
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,800 total, 400 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR11CA257](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11CA257) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110611012949A

## Narrative

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

PIC TAXIED HIS AIRCRAFT, WITH THE INTENTION OF FLIGHT, INTO A DITCH ADJACENT TO A HELICOPTER PAD LOCATED NEAR WHERE THE AIRCRAFT HAD BEEN PARKED.  WHEN EXITING FROM THE RAMP AREA , THE PIC DID NOT FOLLOW THE NORMAL AND MARKED (SOLID YELLOW TAXI LINES) TO THE MAIN TAXIWAY LEADING TO THE RUNWAY.  THE PIC ATTEMPTED TO TAXI DIRECTLY FROM THE TRANSIENT PARKING AREA ON TO THE TAXIWAY.  AS A RESULT OF TAXIING THE AIRCRAFT DIRECTLY TO THE TAXIWAY, THE PIC TAXIED ACROSS A HELIPAD AND THEN INTO A DITCH WHICH SEPARATED THE HELIPAD FROM THE MAIN TAXIWAY.  THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED AT A TIME NEAR SUNSET.  THE PIC STATED THAT HE DID NOT SEE THE DITCH SEPARATING THE HELIPAD FROM THE TAXIWAY.THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED STRUCTURAL DAMAGE IN THE EMPENNAGE, FORWARD OF THE HORIZONTAL STABILIZERS AND AFT OF THE BAGGAGE COMPARTMENT BULKHEAD.  THE AIRFRAME WAS DAMAGED IN THE UNDERCARRIAGE PORTION OF THE EMPENNAGE.THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO THE FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEMS, INCLUDING THE RUDDER OR NOSE WHEEL STEERING SYSTEM.THERE WAS NO DAMAGE OR LEAKAGE OBSERVED TO THE BRAKE SYSTEM (LEFT AND RIGHT MAIN BRAKES).

## 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 WPR11CA257](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11CA257), Jun 12, 2011: Mooney M20K (N5765D), Page, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's selection of the wrong taxi route and failure to follow prescribed taxi procedures.

## Other reports on N5765D (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20070809017969I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070809017969I), Aug 9, 2007: Mooney M20K (N5765D), Las Vegas, NV, Minor damage. (-23) The airplane was cleared to land on runway 12R. The pilot reports that there were gusty winds, but no significant crosswind. During the flare for…
- [Incident 20020707022819I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020707022819I), Jul 7, 2002: Mooney M20K (N5765D), Greeley, CO, Minor damage. (-23) Pilot declared mayday while in the landing pattern at the Greeley airport due to fuel exhaustion on a VFR flight from las vegas. Pilot elected to land on…

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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