# Incident 20160207001619I: Mooney M20E, Gaithersburg, MD, February 7, 2016

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 7, 2016, 14:21 local time
- Place: Gaithersburg, MD
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.1486° N, 77.1951° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Gaithersburg, MD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1486&lon=-77.1951&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5926Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5926Q-2025-07-02) (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 I0360 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 760 total, 53 in this make and model, 17 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160207001619I

## Narrative

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

ACCORDING TO THE PILOT IN COMMAND (PIC),^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ OF N5925Q:

ON SUNDAY, 2/7/16, HE FILED AN SFRA FLIGHT PLAN DEPARTING GAI, PREHEATED THE AIRCRAFT, CONDUCTED A THOROUGH RUNUP AND PROCEEDED TO TAKEOFF ON RWY 32. HE DECIDED TO DO A SIMULATED TAKEOFF RUN BECAUSE HE HAD NOT FLOWN IN SEVERAL WEEKS.

HE BEGAN HIS TAKEOFF ROLL BY ADDING POWER FOR TWO TO THREE SECONDS BUT NEVER ATTAINED ROTATION SPEED. HE ABORTED THE TAKEOFF ROLL BY PULLING THE POWER BACK, APPLYING BRAKES AND ALLOWING THE AIRCRAFT TO SETTLE DOWN. THE AIRCRAFT SUDDENLY TORQUED TOWARDS THE LEFT EDGE OF THE RWY.

BY THE TIME HE WRESTLED THE A/C STRAIGHT HIS LEFT WING HAD IMPACTED THE SNOWBANK.  THIS IMPACT TURNED THE A/C TO THE LEFT AND TILTED THE RIGHT WING DOWN ONTO THE RUNWAY SURFACE.  THE AIRCRAFT ENDED NESTED IN A SNOW BANK ON THE LEFT EDGE OF RW 32 WITH THE RIGHT WING EXTENDING OUT ONTO THE RUNWAY.

## Other reports on N5926Q (1)

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

- [Incident 20250302002679I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250302002679I), Mar 2, 2025: Mooney M20E (N5926Q), Shell Knob, MO, Minor damage. Aircraft landing gear retracted shortly after touching down on runway.

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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