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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Mooney M20J · Rochester, NH · August 26, 2018

Date
August 26, 2018 · 14:15 local
Place
Rochester, NH
Airport
Skyhaven
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Departure Roll
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N201BS
NTSB investigation
NTSBGAA18CA511
Reported as
Mooney M20J
Reported engine
Lycoming I0360 SER A&C
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
5,000 total1,049 in this make and model125 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

The second pilot was practicing touch and goes from the left seat with the owner, also a pilot, occupied the right seat. On take off roll the second pilot aborted takeoff and applied heavy brakes. The aircraft exited the runway and the owner stated "I have the controls" identifing himself as PIC from the right seat. The aircraft ended up in a swamp area along the runway. The right wing has substantial damage.

As the FAA filed it

THE SECOND PILOT WAS PRACTICING TOUCH AND GOES FROM THE LEFT SEAT WITH THE OWNER, ALSO A PILOT, OCCUPIED THE RIGHT SEAT. ON TAKE OFF ROLL THE SECOND PILOT ABORTED TAKEOFF AND APPLIED HEAVY BRAKES. THE AIRCRAFT EXITED THE RUNWAY AND THE OWNER STATED "I HAVE THE CONTROLS" IDENTIFING HIMSELF AS PIC FROM THE RIGHT SEAT. THE AIRCRAFT ENDED UP IN A SWAMP AREA ALONG THE RUNWAY. THE RIGHT WING HAS SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.