# Accident 20150214001839A: Mooney M20E, Bakersfield, CA, February 14, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 14, 2015, 08:50 local time
- Place: Bakersfield, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.4339° N, 119.0578° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.4339&lon=-119.0578&mi=10
- Aircraft: N11LV, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N11LV-2020-08-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20E (registry code 5870212, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 SER A&C (registry code 41511, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-ser-a-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20E
- Reported engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER A&C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR15LA113](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR15LA113) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150214001839A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 WPR15LA113](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR15LA113), Feb 14, 2015: Mooney M20E - NO Series (N11LV), Bakersfield, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The collapse of all three landing gear during the takeoff roll for reasons that could not be determined because postaccident examination did not reveal any anomalies that would have precluded normal…

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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