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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Mooney M20J · Bowie, MD · September 12, 2019

Date: September 12, 2019 · 11:28 local
Place: Bowie, MD
Airport: Freeway
Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N202JB
NTSB investigation: NTSBERA19LA269
Reported as: Mooney M20J
Reported engine: Lycoming I0360 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,148 total403 in this make and model7 in the last 90 days

N202JBRegistration cancelled Aug 7, 2021 · Mooney M20JS/N 24-0644 · Built 1978 Airframe modelMooney M20J Engine modelLycoming I0360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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During takeoff the pilot observed that the airspeed indicator did not rise above 40 knots. He attempted to abort the takeoff too FAR down the 2400 foot runway to be able to stop. He struck the prop on the runway while attempting to keep the aircraft on the ground and skidded off of the end of the runway. The runway ends at the top of a hill above us rt 50 and he struck a vehicle on the highway. The aircraft came to a stop on impacting the highway lane separator barrier.

The aircraft left wing was separated at the wing root, the right wing was crumpled by the impact with the highway barrier and the fuselage was warped. The propeller was damaged by impact with the runway during the attempt to stop the aircraft.

The vehicle struck was damaged beyond repair, with the windshield smashed and the front end of the vehicle crumpled.

There is no weather reporting at W00, the nearest METAR was:

Kfme 121542Z auto 33009KT 10SM 33/20 A3010 rmk AO1

As the FAA filed it

DURING TAKEOFF THE PILOT OBSERVED THAT THE AIRSPEED INDICATOR DID NOT RISE ABOVE 40 KNOTS. HE ATTEMPTED TO ABORT THE TAKEOFF TOO FAR DOWN THE 2400 FOOT RUNWAY TO BE ABLE TO STOP. HE STRUCK THE PROP ON THE RUNWAY WHILE ATTEMPTING TO KEEP THE AIRCRAFT ON THE GROUND AND SKIDDED OFF OF THE END OF THE RUNWAY. THE RUNWAY ENDS AT THE TOP OF A HILL ABOVE US RT 50 AND HE STRUCK A VEHICLE ON THE HIGHWAY. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO A STOP ON IMPACTING THE HIGHWAY LANE SEPARATOR BARRIER.

THE AIRCRAFT LEFT WING WAS SEPARATED AT THE WING ROOT, THE RIGHT WING WAS CRUMPLED BY THE IMPACT WITH THE HIGHWAY BARRIER AND THE FUSELAGE WAS WARPED. THE PROPELLER WAS DAMAGED BY IMPACT WITH THE RUNWAY DURING THE ATTEMPT TO STOP THE AIRCRAFT.

THE VEHICLE STRUCK WAS DAMAGED BEYOND REPAIR, WITH THE WINDSHIELD SMASHED AND THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE CRUMPLED.

THERE IS NO WEATHER REPORTING AT W00, THE NEAREST METAR WAS:

KFME 121542Z AUTO 33009KT 10SM 33/20 A3010 RMK AO1

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB ERA19LA269Accident · Minor injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportBowie, MDA blockage of the pitot static system that preclude the airspeed indicator from displaying speeds greater than 40 mph, which led the pilot to abort the landing and overrun the runway.Sep 12, 2019 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N202JB · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Accident 19810905061969ALevel Off Touchdown · Mapleton, NDEncountered wind shear on short final. Dropped to runway with partial recovery. Impact severed landing gear.Sep 5, 1981 · Substantial damage