20150214001839A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Mooney M20E · Bakersfield, CA · February 14, 2015

Date
February 14, 2015 · 08:50 local
Place
Bakersfield, CA
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Departure Roll
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N11LV
NTSB investigation
NTSBWPR15LA113
Reported as
Mooney M20E
Reported engine
Lycoming I0360 SER A&C
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Commercial pilot, flight instructor

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

On take off roll just before rotatation speed the aircraft struck a recessed mouser light on the center line of the runway with the left main landing gear. Causing the gear to collapse. The aircraft came to rest on its belly mid runway.

As the FAA filed it

ON TAKE OFF ROLL JUST BEFORE ROTATATION SPEED THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A RECESSED MOUSER LIGHT ON THE CENTER LINE OF THE RUNWAY WITH THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR. CAUSING THE GEAR TO COLLAPSE. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST ON ITS BELLY MID 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.