# Accident 20160421004079A: Mooney Aircraft Corp. M20K, Woodland, WA, April 21, 2016 - Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: April 21, 2016, 14:45 local time - Place: Woodland, WA - Damage: Substantial damage - Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll - Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91) - Location: 45.9017° N, 122.7372° W: From the FAA - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.9017&lon=-122.7372&mi=10 - Aircraft: N97119, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N97119-2018-04-04) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry model: Mooney M20K (registry code 5870220, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20k) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: Continental TSIO-360 series (registry code 17019, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: MOONEY AIRCRAFT CORP. M20K - Reported engine: CONT MOTOR TSIO-360 SER - People aboard: 3 - Fatal injuries: 1 - Other injuries: 2 - Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor - Pilot flight hours: 2,915 total - NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR16FA095](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR16FA095) (OpenAirDocs) - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160421004079A ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. 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. ## 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 WPR16FA095](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR16FA095), Apr 21, 2016: Mooney M20K (N97119), Woodland, WA, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The 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… 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. 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