41.4783° N, 73.1352° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs at WATERBURY-OXFORD (OXC), within about a mile.Open in the map
Date
March 6, 2015 · 16:30 local
Place
Oxford, CT
Airport
Waterbury-Oxford
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Departure Roll
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N521A
Reported as
Mooney M20TN
Reported engine
Continental TSIO-550-G
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
390 total240 in this make and model10 in the last 90 days
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.
PIC stated his foot was pinned under the left rudder pedal as he attempted to make a heading correction ( to the right) while initiating a fifth take off roll on runway 36, Oxford airport, CT. He applied right rudder pedal pressure, no movement and subsequently drifted left off runway into snowbank three feet deep, shut down the engine.
As the FAA filed it
PIC STATED HIS FOOT WAS PINNED UNDER THE LEFT RUDDER PEDAL AS HE ATTEMPTED TO MAKE A HEADING CORRECTION ( TO THE RIGHT) WHILE INITIATING A FIFTH TAKE OFF ROLL ON RUNWAY 36, OXFORD AIRPORT, CT. HE APPLIED RIGHT RUDDER PEDAL PRESSURE, NO MOVEMENT AND SUBSEQUENTLY DRIFTED LEFT OFF RUNWAY INTO SNOWBANK THREE FEET DEEP, SHUT DOWN THE ENGINE.