# Accident 20160611006599A: Mooney M20E, Collegedale, TN, June 11, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 11, 2016, 12:45 local time
- Place: Collegedale, TN
- Airport: Collegedale Municipal
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.0475° N, 85.0181° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0475&lon=-85.0181&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7830V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7830V-2018-08-10) (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 A1A
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 550 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA16FA208](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA16FA208) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160611006599A

## Narrative

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

ON JUNE 11, 2016, ABOUT 1245 PM EST, AIRCRAFT N7830V IMPACTED TERRAIN ON NORTHEAST SIDE OF COLLEGEDALE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (FGU) RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT WAS A 1964 MOONEY M20E, OWNED BY PILOT SINCE FEBRUARY 2015. AIRCRAFT ATTEMPTED TO LAND ON RUNWAY 3 WITH A 14 KNOT TAILWIND.

WITNESS 1, LOCATED AT SOUTHEAST SIDE OF RUNWAY, OBSERVED THE AIRCRAFT ON APPROACH WITH LANDING GEAR DOWN. THE WITNESS STATED THE AIRCRAFT PORPOISED TWICE BEFORE CLIMBING. THE WITNESS HAD NO VIEW OF THE AIRCRAFT BEYOND INITIAL CLIMB.

WITNESS 2, LOCATED 300 FEET SOUTH OF THE CRASH SITE, OBSERVED AIRCRAFT TAKE OFF AND MAKE A HARD LEFT TURN 100-200 FEET ABOVE THE TREE LINE. ONCE THE AIRCRAFT WAS POINTED PERPENDICULAR TO THE RUNWAY, IT LEVELED AND CLIMB MOMENTARILY BEFORE THE RIGHT WING DROPPED. FOLLOWING THE DROP IN THE RIGHT WING, THE WITNESS OBSERVED THE NOSE QUICKLY DROP AND THE AIRCRAFT SPIRAL TOWARD THE GROUND.

WITNESS 3, LOCATED IN AIRCRAFT FLYING IN A DOWN WIND PATTERN NORTHEAST OF RUNWAY 21, OBSERVED THE AIRCRAFT ON SHORT FINAL. AFTER THE ATTEMPTED LANDING, THE WITNESS OBSERVED THE AIRCRAFT IN A GRADUAL LEFT BANK FOLLOWED BY A STEEP RIGHT BANK WITH A NOSE HIGH ATTITUDE. AT THE POINT WERE THE AIRCRAFT FACED EAST, THE WITNESS OBSERVED THE NOSE DROP AND ROTATE TOWARD THE GROUND AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED.

NEITHER AIRPORT PERSONNEL NOR WITNESS 3, REPORTED ANY COMMUNICATION WITH THE ACCIDENT AIRCRAFT. DURING THE ACCIDENT AIRCRAFT'S INITIAL LEFT TURN, WITNESS 3 ATTEMPTED TO CONTACT ACCIDENT AIRCRAFT.  THE WIND REPORTING FEATURE, ON THE AIRPORT'S AWOS WAS INOPERATIVE AT TIME OF ACCIDENT. USING THE AIRPORT'S WINDSOCK, WITNESS 3 OBSERVED 14 KNOT WINDS FROM THE SOUTH.

## 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 ERA16FA208](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA16FA208), Jun 11, 2016: Mooney M20E (N7830V), Collegedale, TN, substantial damage, 3 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed and his exceedance of the airplane's critical angle of attack while maneuvering after a go-around, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall.

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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