# Accident 20140813015589A: Mooney M20F, Rim Rock, AZ, August 13, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 13, 2014, 07:49 local time
- Place: Rim Rock, AZ
- Airport: Rimrock
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.6506° N, 111.7861° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.6506&lon=-111.7861&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7786M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7786M-2018-03-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20F (registry code 5870214, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20F
- Reported engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,500 total, 200 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR14LA343](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14LA343) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140813015589A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 WPR14LA343](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14LA343), Aug 13, 2014: Mooney M20F (N7786M), Rimrock, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The 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.

## Other reports on N7786M (2)

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

- [Incident 19901127051979I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901127051979I), Nov 27, 1990: Mooney M20F (N7786M), Las Vegas, NV, Minor damage. Total electrical failure en route. Unable to extend gear. Landed gear up. Had malfunction of emergency extension.
- [Incident 19790719019329I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790719019329I), Jul 19, 1979: Mooney M20F (N7786M), Cedar Rapids, IA, Minor damage. Pilot retracted gear instead of opening cowl flaps on rollout.

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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