# Incident 20120427010289I: Mooney Aircraft Corp. M20K, Jonesville, VA, April 27, 2012

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 27, 2012, 13:00 local time
- Place: Jonesville, VA
- Airport: Lee County
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.6541° N, 83.2178° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at LEE COUNTY (0VG), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.6541&lon=-83.2178&mi=10
- Aircraft: N305LW, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N305LW) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20K (registry code 5870220, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY AIRCRAFT CORP. M20K
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR TSIO-520 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,800 total, 1,700 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120427010289I

## Narrative

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

LEE COUNTY AIRPORT, VA (0VG): N305LW, A MOONEY M20K, RAN OFF THE RUNWAY DURING TAKEOFF ROLL DUE TO NOSE WHEEL/TIRE FAILURE. THE PILOT, THE SOLE OCCUPANT ON BOARD WAS NOT INJURED. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED ONLY MINOR DAMAGE.

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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