# Accident 20120817018049A: Mooney M20E, Gresham, WI, August 17, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 17, 2012, 13:30 local time
- Place: Gresham, WI
- Airport: Private Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.8528° N, 88.7881° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.8528&lon=-88.7881&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5642Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5642Q-2013-02-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20E (registry code 5870212, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20E
- Reported engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 28,000 total, 300 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN12CA598](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12CA598) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120817018049A

## Narrative

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

ON AUGUST 16, 2012, AT 12:30 CDST THE PILOT OF A MOONEY M20E, N5642Q, LOST LATERIAL CONTROL OF AIRCRAFT DURING A TAKEOFF FROM HIS PRIVATE STRIPE NEAR GRESHAM WI. THE AIRCRAFT DRIFTED TO THE RIGHT AND CONTACTED THE CORN PLANTED NEXT TO THE RUNWAY.  THIS WAS A PLEASURE FLIGHT FROM THE PILOT'S PRIVATE STRIP TO MINNEPOLIS MN.  THE ATP RATED PILOT REPORTED NO INJURIES AND THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANCIAL DAMAGE.  THE FLIGHT WAS TO BE CONDUCTED VFR AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED.

## 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 CEN12CA598](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12CA598), Aug 17, 2012: Mooney M20E (N5642Q), Gresham, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain airplane control and clearance from field corn during takeoff.

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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