# Accident 20120624010659A: Mooney M10, Federalsburg, MD, June 24, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 24, 2012, 12:00 local time
- Place: Federalsburg, MD
- Airport: Megennis Field
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.6797° N, 75.8606° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.6797&lon=-75.8606&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9542V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9542V-2014-07-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M10 (registry code 5872018, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C90 series (registry code 17009, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c90-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M10
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR C90 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 210 total, 100 in this make and model, 16 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA12CA413](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12CA413) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120624010659A

## Narrative

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

PILOT WAS ATTEMPTING TO LAND AT 7MD1, WHEN HE HIT THE POWER LINES AT THE END OF THE RWY. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND 163 FEET FROM THE POWER LINES AND CAME TO REST 263' FROM THE POWER LINES.THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED.

## 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 ERA12CA413](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12CA413), Jun 24, 2012: Mooney M10 (N9542V), Hurlock, MD, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to see and avoid power lines during final approach to landing.

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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