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FAA accident report · Mooney M20K · Woodland, WA · April 21, 2016

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Date
April 21, 2016 · 14:45 local
Place
Woodland, WA
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Departure Roll
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N97119
NTSB investigation
NTSBWPR16FA095
Reported as
Mooney M20K
Reported engine
Continental TSIO-360 series
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
1
Other injuries
2
Pilot’s certificates
Commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours
2,915 total
N97119Registration cancelled Apr 4, 2018 · Mooney M20KS/N 25-0503 · Built 1981Airframe modelMooney M20KEngine modelContinental TSIO-360 seriesReciprocating

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.

The accident was videoed by an eyewitness. According to the video the aircraft was taking off on runway 32. As the aircraft approached the departure end of the runway, the aircraft had a slight nose up pitch. When the aircraft reached the end of the runway it was pitched nose up with the left main gear off the runway by approx. one foot with the right main gear still on the runway. The right main gear left the runway and the nose up pitch of the aircraft increased. The aircraft gained approx. one to three feet of altitude with a left wing high attitude. It maintained that angle of attack until approx. 75 feet from a chain link fence and the 12 foot earthen embankment when the aircraft settled back to the ground. The right main gear and the tail appeared to strike at approx. the same time followed by the left main gear and the nose gear. The aircraft then impacted the fence, then the earthen embankment with the nose of the aircraft. The aircraft settled on top of the 12 foot earthen embankment which is a few feet from a wastewater treatment plant.

All four corners of the aircraft were located at the resting place. The main landing gear was found about 5 feet from where the aircraft impacted the earthen embankment and was intact. Both propeller blades displayed damage and one blade had a slight bend. The propeller was tangled in a portion of the fence.

The weather data for the time of the accident reported on the 8020-9, supplied by the regional operations center (roc), stated ?no wx available for W27. Nearest airport kspb 23532 09005KT 105M clr 23/10 A2967?.

The wings and tail remained attached to the fuselage after the aircraft came to rest. All 3 landing gear were found not attached to the aircraft. The main gear were found aft of the resting place of the aircraft and the nose gear was found forward of the resting place. Fuel was confirmed in both wing tanks. The NTSB reported that they drained 20 gallons from the wing tanks. The NTSB also confirmed flight control continuity. The flaps were confirmed by the NTSB that they were in takeoff position at approximately 10 degrees.

Both front position seat belts and shoulder harnesses were found buckled and the mountings were separated from the fuselage. The surviving passenger and eyewitness reported that the rear passenger was not restrained by a seatbelt/harness. The surviving passenger reported that there was no safety briefing given by the pilot.

As the FAA filed it

THE ACCIDENT WAS VIDEOED BY AN EYEWITNESS. ACCORDING TO THE VIDEO THE AIRCRAFT WAS TAKING OFF ON RUNWAY 32. AS THE AIRCRAFT APPROACHED THE DEPARTURE END OF THE RUNWAY, THE AIRCRAFT HAD A SLIGHT NOSE UP PITCH. WHEN THE AIRCRAFT REACHED THE END OF THE RUNWAY IT WAS PITCHED NOSE UP WITH THE LEFT MAIN GEAR OFF THE RUNWAY BY APPROX. ONE FOOT WITH THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR STILL ON THE RUNWAY. THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR LEFT THE RUNWAY AND THE NOSE UP PITCH OF THE AIRCRAFT INCREASED. THE AIRCRAFT GAINED APPROX. ONE TO THREE FEET OF ALTITUDE WITH A LEFT WING HIGH ATTITUDE. IT MAINTAINED THAT ANGLE OF ATTACK UNTIL APPROX. 75 FEET FROM A CHAIN LINK FENCE AND THE 12 FOOT EARTHEN EMBANKMENT WHEN THE AIRCRAFT SETTLED BACK TO THE GROUND. THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR AND THE TAIL APPEARED TO STRIKE AT APPROX. THE SAME TIME FOLLOWED BY THE LEFT MAIN GEAR AND THE NOSE GEAR. THE AIRCRAFT THEN IMPACTED THE FENCE, THEN THE EARTHEN EMBANKMENT WITH THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT SETTLED ON TOP OF THE 12 FOOT EARTHEN EMBANKMENT WHICH IS A FEW FEET FROM A WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT.

ALL FOUR CORNERS OF THE AIRCRAFT WERE LOCATED AT THE RESTING PLACE. THE MAIN LANDING GEAR WAS FOUND ABOUT 5 FEET FROM WHERE THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE EARTHEN EMBANKMENT AND WAS INTACT. BOTH PROPELLER BLADES DISPLAYED DAMAGE AND ONE BLADE HAD A SLIGHT BEND. THE PROPELLER WAS TANGLED IN A PORTION OF THE FENCE.

THE WEATHER DATA FOR THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT REPORTED ON THE 8020-9, SUPPLIED BY THE REGIONAL OPERATIONS CENTER (ROC), STATED ?NO WX AVAILABLE FOR W27. NEAREST AIRPORT KSPB 23532 09005KT 105M CLR 23/10 A2967?.

THE WINGS AND TAIL REMAINED ATTACHED TO THE FUSELAGE AFTER THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST. ALL 3 LANDING GEAR WERE FOUND NOT ATTACHED TO THE AIRCRAFT. THE MAIN GEAR WERE FOUND AFT OF THE RESTING PLACE OF THE AIRCRAFT AND THE NOSE GEAR WAS FOUND FORWARD OF THE RESTING PLACE. FUEL WAS CONFIRMED IN BOTH WING TANKS. THE NTSB REPORTED THAT THEY DRAINED 20 GALLONS FROM THE WING TANKS. THE NTSB ALSO CONFIRMED FLIGHT CONTROL CONTINUITY. THE FLAPS WERE CONFIRMED BY THE NTSB THAT THEY WERE IN TAKEOFF POSITION AT APPROXIMATELY 10 DEGREES.

BOTH FRONT POSITION SEAT BELTS AND SHOULDER HARNESSES WERE FOUND BUCKLED AND THE MOUNTINGS WERE SEPARATED FROM THE FUSELAGE. THE SURVIVING PASSENGER AND EYEWITNESS REPORTED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER WAS NOT RESTRAINED BY A SEATBELT/HARNESS. THE SURVIVING PASSENGER REPORTED THAT THERE WAS NO SAFETY BRIEFING GIVEN BY THE PILOT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB WPR16FA095Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportWoodland, WAThe pilot's delay in recognizing that the airplane was not performing as expected and aborting the takeoff, which resulted in collision with a berm beyond the end of the runway. Contributing to the accident were the pilot's exceedance of the airplane's gross…Apr 21, 2016 · Substantial damage