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FAA accident report · Mooney M20F · Rim Rock, AZ · August 13, 2014

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Date
August 13, 2014 · 07:49 local
Place
Rim Rock, AZ
Airport
Rimrock
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N7786M
NTSB investigation
NTSBWPR14LA343
Reported as
Mooney M20F
Reported engine
Lycoming I0360 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
2
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
1,500 total200 in this make and model25 in the last 90 days
N7786MRegistration cancelled Mar 6, 2018 · Mooney M20FS/N 22-0034 · Built 1974Airframe modelMooney M20FEngine modelLycoming I0360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Aircraft departed show low, (sow) airport at approximately 06:20AM with a destination to apple valley California. While the aircraft was heading to apple valley California the crew encountered bad weather, IFR conditions. Witnesses observed this aircraft circling the prescott and Rimrock airports searching for a place to land due to bad weather. The pilot chose to land the aircraft at the Rimrock Airport. Witnesses on the ground at the Rimrock Airport observed this aircraft setting up to land on the ?down-hill, runway 23 rather than the recommended up-hill, runway 5. As the aircraft got closer to the threshold of runway 23 the aircraft went sideways with the nose pointing to the south, right. The aircraft was traveling at a high rate of speed. The aircraft then appeared to straighten out to the centerline of the runway, still travailing at a high rate of speed. The aircraft made its first contact with the ground midway down the runway. As the aircraft was continuing to land it was rocking back and forth, left wheel touch first and then right, both tires never in contact the runway at the same time. Then the witness observed the aircraft take a nose-up attitude momentarily and then disappear over the cliff. The witness heard the engine get louder after the aircraft left the end of the runway.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT DEPARTED SHOW LOW, (SOW) AIRPORT AT APPROXIMATELY 06:20AM WITH A DESTINATION TO APPLE VALLEY CALIFORNIA. WHILE THE AIRCRAFT WAS HEADING TO APPLE VALLEY CALIFORNIA THE CREW ENCOUNTERED BAD WEATHER, IFR CONDITIONS. WITNESSES OBSERVED THIS AIRCRAFT CIRCLING THE PRESCOTT AND RIMROCK AIRPORTS SEARCHING FOR A PLACE TO LAND DUE TO BAD WEATHER. THE PILOT CHOSE TO LAND THE AIRCRAFT AT THE RIMROCK AIRPORT. WITNESSES ON THE GROUND AT THE RIMROCK AIRPORT OBSERVED THIS AIRCRAFT SETTING UP TO LAND ON THE ?DOWN-HILL, RUNWAY 23 RATHER THAN THE RECOMMENDED UP-HILL, RUNWAY 5. AS THE AIRCRAFT GOT CLOSER TO THE THRESHOLD OF RUNWAY 23 THE AIRCRAFT WENT SIDEWAYS WITH THE NOSE POINTING TO THE SOUTH, RIGHT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS TRAVELING AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED. THE AIRCRAFT THEN APPEARED TO STRAIGHTEN OUT TO THE CENTERLINE OF THE RUNWAY, STILL TRAVAILING AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED. THE AIRCRAFT MADE ITS FIRST CONTACT WITH THE GROUND MIDWAY DOWN THE RUNWAY. AS THE AIRCRAFT WAS CONTINUING TO LAND IT WAS ROCKING BACK AND FORTH, LEFT WHEEL TOUCH FIRST AND THEN RIGHT, BOTH TIRES NEVER IN CONTACT THE RUNWAY AT THE SAME TIME. THEN THE WITNESS OBSERVED THE AIRCRAFT TAKE A NOSE-UP ATTITUDE MOMENTARILY AND THEN DISAPPEAR OVER THE CLIFF. THE WITNESS HEARD THE ENGINE GET LOUDER AFTER THE AIRCRAFT LEFT THE END OF THE RUNWAY.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB WPR14LA343Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportRimrock, AZThe pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane during the landing roll on a wet sloping runway and his decision to go around before the airplane was configured for takeoff.Aug 13, 2014 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N7786M · 2

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

Incident 19901127051979ILevel Off Touchdown · Las Vegas, NVTotal electrical failure en route. Unable to extend gear. Landed gear up. Had malfunction of emergency extension.Nov 27, 1990 · Minor damageIncident 19790719019329IRoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Cedar Rapids, IAPilot retracted gear instead of opening cowl flaps on rollout.Jul 19, 1979 · Minor damage