# Accident 20180117007369A: Mooney M20E, Sky Park, CA, January 17, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 17, 2018, 11:30 local time
- Place: Sky Park, CA
- Airport: Na
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.2333° N, 117.1706° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2333&lon=-117.1706&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5562Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5562Q-2020-02-28) (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 SER
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,000 total, 100 in this make and model, 45 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR18LA069](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR18LA069) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180117007369A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 WPR18LA069](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR18LA069), Jan 17, 2018: Mooney M20E (N5562Q), Skyforest, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to establish the proper airspeed after departure and to maintain adequate clearance from a ridgeline in high-density and downdraft conditions and his subsequent exceedance of 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. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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