# Accident 20151122022329A: Mooney M20E, Ft. Meade, MD, November 22, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 22, 2015, 13:51 local time
- Place: Ft. Meade, MD
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.0853° N, 76.7594° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0853&lon=-76.7594&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5512Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5512Q-2018-05-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20E (registry code 5870212, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20E
- Reported engine: LYCOMING I0-360-A1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 1,270 total, 329 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA16LA046](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA16LA046) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20151122022329A

## Narrative

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

ON NOVEMBER 22, 2015 AT TIPTON AIRPORT  THE PILOT OF MOONEY N5512Q LOST POWER DURING CLIMB WHILE TURNING DOWN WIND AT APPROXIMATELY 800 FEET ALTITUDE AFTER TAKEOFF  FROM RUNWAY 28.  PILOT THEN TURNED RIGHT 180 DEGREES BACK TO RUNWAY 28 TO ATTEMPT TO LAND ON THE RUNWAY.   THE AIRCRAFT  WHILE LOSING POWER AND LOST ALTITUDE LANDED HARD MID FIELD AT 45 DEGREES OFF OF RUNWAY CENTERLINE.    AIRCRAFT CAME TO A REST 50 YARDS TO THE LEFT OF THE RUNWAY THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. THE HARD LANDING TORE OFF NOSE GEAR AND PUSHED THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR INTO THE WING AND CAUSED SUBSTANTIAL AIRFRAME DAMAGE.

PROP DAMAGE SHOWED EVIDENCE OF THE ENGINE NOT RUNNING.

DUE TO THE PILOTS REPORT OF AIRCRAFT ENGINE POWER LOSS, ENGINE WAS RAN BY ANGLIN AIRCRAFT  RECOVERY SERVICES. ENGINE RUN TESTS WERE SATISFACTORY AND INCONCLUSIVE OF THE ACCIDENT.

## 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 ERA16LA046](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA16LA046), Nov 22, 2015: Mooney M20 (N5512Q), Fort Meade, MD, substantial damage. Probable cause: A partial loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined because postaccident examination of the engine revealed no mechanical malfunctions or failures 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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