20181112017189I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Mooney M20K · Sparta, TN · November 12, 2018

Date
November 12, 2018 · 21:30 local
Place
Sparta, TN
Airport
Upper Cumberland Regional Airp
Phase of flight
Landing: Rollout
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N1157L
Reported as
Mooney M20K
Reported engine
Continental TSIO-360 series
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
143 total42 in this make and model42 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.

This 140 hour private pilot and owner of incident aircraft was rated for VFR only. Weather was 300 feet overcast, visibility 1.75 miles, dewpoint spread 07/07.

The pilot did not file a flight plan and did not check the weather properly.

The aircraft touched down at approximately 5000FEET from approach theshold. Wet runway and pilot trying to stop aircraft caused aircraft to depart runway. Damage aircraft due to hitting signage, lights, and ditch.

2 Passengers onboard. No injures.

As the FAA filed it

THIS 140 HOUR PRIVATE PILOT AND OWNER OF INCIDENT AIRCRAFT WAS RATED FOR VFR ONLY. WEATHER WAS 300 FEET OVERCAST, VISIBILITY 1.75 MILES, DEWPOINT SPREAD 07/07.

THE PILOT DID NOT FILE A FLIGHT PLAN AND DID NOT CHECK THE WEATHER PROPERLY.

THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN AT APPROXIMATELY 5000FEET FROM APPROACH THESHOLD. WET RUNWAY AND PILOT TRYING TO STOP AIRCRAFT CAUSED AIRCRAFT TO DEPART RUNWAY. DAMAGE AIRCRAFT DUE TO HITTING SIGNAGE, LIGHTS, AND DITCH.

2 PASSENGERS ONBOARD. NO INJURES.