What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Mooney N5562Q was on a north east heading after departing sbd (san bernardino) and attempted to cross a ridge in the san bernardino mountains near Sky Park CA (28950 state highway 18). The pilot stated that the aircraft was cought in a downdraft and he went into a power on stall hitting a hill just above a parking lot. The aircraft came to rest on large trash containers after spinning 180 degrees facing south. The aircraft sustained substantial damage. Two passengers were uninjured and 2 had minor injuries. Risk management personel at Sky Park were able to provide video of the accident. NTSB is working on the investigation at this time.
As the FAA filed it
MOONEY N5562Q WAS ON A NORTH EAST HEADING AFTER DEPARTING SBD (SAN BERNARDINO) AND ATTEMPTED TO CROSS A RIDGE IN THE SAN BERNARDINO MOUNTAINS NEAR SKY PARK CA (28950 STATE HIGHWAY 18). THE PILOT STATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS COUGHT IN A DOWNDRAFT AND HE WENT INTO A POWER ON STALL HITTING A HILL JUST ABOVE A PARKING LOT. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST ON LARGE TRASH CONTAINERS AFTER SPINNING 180 DEGREES FACING SOUTH. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. TWO PASSENGERS WERE UNINJURED AND 2 HAD MINOR INJURIES. RISK MANAGEMENT PERSONEL AT SKY PARK WERE ABLE TO PROVIDE VIDEO OF THE ACCIDENT. NTSB IS WORKING ON THE INVESTIGATION AT THIS TIME.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.