# Incident 20181112017189I: Mooney Aircraft Corp. M20K, Sparta, TN, November 12, 2018

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 12, 2018, 21:30 local time
- Place: Sparta, TN
- Airport: Upper Cumberland Regional Airp
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.0567° N, 85.5301° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at UPPER CUMBERLAND RGNL (SRB), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0567&lon=-85.5301&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1157L, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1157L) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20K (registry code 5870220, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-360 series (registry code 17019, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY AIRCRAFT CORP. M20K
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR TSIO-360 SER
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 143 total, 42 in this make and model, 42 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20181112017189I

## Narrative

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

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.

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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