# Accident 20160911018339A: Mooney M20D, Brodhead, WI, September 11, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 11, 2016, 10:38 local time
- Place: Brodhead, WI
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.5917° N, 89.3750° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5917&lon=-89.3750&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6919U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6919U-2018-09-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20D (registry code 5870210, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20D
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 645 total, 302 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN16CA383](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN16CA383) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160911018339A

## Narrative

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

AT 0438Z ON 9/11/2016 THE MISHAP AIRCRAFT ATTEMPTED TO DEPART RUNWAY 21 AT THE BRODHEAD AIRPORT (C37) ON A VFR FLIGHT TO THE OSCODA COUNTY AIRPORT (51M). WEATHER CONDITIONS WERE CLEAR WITH 10 MILES OF VISIBILITY, LIGHT WINDS OUT OF THE SOUTHWEST. THE RUNWAY WAS GRASS, AND WAS FAIRLY SOFT DUE TO SIGNIFICANT RAIN EARLIER IN THE WEEK. THE MISHAP PILOT WAS THE ONLY OCCUPANT, AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS LIGHTLY LOADED.

THE MISHAP PILOT WAS CONDUCTING HIS TAKEOFF USING SOFT FIELD PROCEDURES, AND ROTATED EARLY. THE AIRCRAFT LIFTED OFF AND IMMEDIATELY SETTLED BACK TO THE RUNWAY. THE TAKEOFF ATTEMPT CONTINUED, AND ON THE SECOND ATTEMPT TO ROTATE THE TAIL MADE CONTACT WITH THE GROUND. THE AIRCRAFT LIFTED OFF IN AN UNUSUALLY NOSE HIGH ATTITUDE AND STALLED, BEGINNING A ROLL TO THE LEFT. THE MISHAP PILOT ALSO RETRACTED THE LANDING GEAR ONCE CLEAR OF THE GROUND. PHOTOGRAPHS OBTAINED FROM WITNESSES SHOWED THAT AS THE AIRCRAFT ROLLED LEFT, AND WITH THE LEFT WING IN A STALLED CONDITION, THE MISHAP PILOT WAS APPLYING FULL RIGHT AILERON, FULL AFT ELEVATOR, AND RUDDER NEUTRAL. THE AIRCRAFT MADE IMPACT WITH THE GROUND LEFT WING FIRST WITH THE FLIGHT CONTROLS IN THESE POSITIONS. THE MISHAP AIRCRAFT SUFFERED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE, WHILE THE MISHAP PILOT SUFFERED MINOR INJURY TO HIS ELBOW.

THE INVESTIGATION DISCOVERED NO VIOLATIONS OF FEDERAL AVIATION REGULATIONS.

## 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 CEN16CA383](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN16CA383), Sep 11, 2016: Mooney M20D (N6919U), Brodhead, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's loss of airplane control during initial climb due to an excessively nose-high attitude. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's failure to properly set the elevator trim before…

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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