What happened
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On September 14, 2019 at approximately 8:05 am at Chandler airport (chd) in Chandler, AZ the pilot privacy data omitted was receiving instruction fromprivacy data omitted CFI after purchasing aircraft N1085W, a 1990 Mooney tls/bravo conversion. They departed (chd) shortly after 6 am and flew to standfield VOR to practice approaches. They also flew 2 ILS approaches and a VOR into casa grande airport (cgz). privacy data omitted Had been working with privacy data omitted to regain my instrument proficiency signoff and complete a bfr with this airplane at the same time. His bfr was done in a Piper archer in January 2019 and he thought it would be good to have it with the Mooney bravo. On final approach into (chd) that morning on the GPS 4R approach the landing was uneventful. Another takeoff was also successful after taxi back on 4L. Mr. Farr remained in the pattern and did a short field landing, stopped and taxied back. The final takeoff was to be a soft field takeoff which he had never done in this aircraft before but had done in other aircraft, then remain in the pattern and land coming to a full stop. He was cleared on runway 4L for takeoff with no delay by the tower controller. After taxiing onto the runway and centering the plane quickly, he applied power and pulled back on the yoke to raise the front tire gently from the surface. He stated that backpressure on the yoke was in retrospect to abrupt for the power that this airplane had. He stated wasn?t but 2 seconds later that the airplane began to fly in ground effect. The airspeed was about 10 KTS slower than normal rotation speed. There was about a 9 to 10 kt crosswind at the 60 degree angle. He stated he then tried to keep the aircraft in ground effect. He was unable to keep the plane effectively flying in ground effect and was struggling to keep runway heading. The airplane touched the runway abruptly several times in the process of trying to achieve flight. He then tried to keep the airplane from proposing. He stated the airplane was also drifting to the left side of the runway by the cross wind and he knew if the tire hit the median it would be impossible to control. He then tried established a small rate of climb but was just above stall speed. He then retracted the landing gear hoping he could increase the rate of climb and correct the airplane heading. He stated ultimately he was too aggressive trying to get aircraft flying and caused a stall. He stated left wing hit the taxiway at the edge of the median and the airplane slid on the belly to just in front of the a fuel storage area.
The privacy data omitted were unhurt and exited the aircraft normally.
As the FAA filed it
ON SEPTEMBER 14, 2019 AT APPROXIMATELY 8:05 AM AT CHANDLER AIRPORT (CHD) IN CHANDLER, AZ THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS RECEIVING INSTRUCTION FROM^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ CFI AFTER PURCHASING AIRCRAFT N1085W, A 1990 MOONEY TLS/BRAVO CONVERSION. THEY DEPARTED (CHD) SHORTLY AFTER 6 AM AND FLEW TO STANDFIELD VOR TO PRACTICE APPROACHES. THEY ALSO FLEW 2 ILS APPROACHES AND A VOR INTO CASA GRANDE AIRPORT (CGZ). ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ HAD BEEN WORKING WITH ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ TO REGAIN MY INSTRUMENT PROFICIENCY SIGNOFF AND COMPLETE A BFR WITH THIS AIRPLANE AT THE SAME TIME. HIS BFR WAS DONE IN A PIPER ARCHER IN JANUARY 2019 AND HE THOUGHT IT WOULD BE GOOD TO HAVE IT WITH THE MOONEY BRAVO. ON FINAL APPROACH INTO (CHD) THAT MORNING ON THE GPS 4R APPROACH THE LANDING WAS UNEVENTFUL. ANOTHER TAKEOFF WAS ALSO SUCCESSFUL AFTER TAXI BACK ON 4L. MR. FARR REMAINED IN THE PATTERN AND DID A SHORT FIELD LANDING, STOPPED AND TAXIED BACK. THE FINAL TAKEOFF WAS TO BE A SOFT FIELD TAKEOFF WHICH HE HAD NEVER DONE IN THIS AIRCRAFT BEFORE BUT HAD DONE IN OTHER AIRCRAFT, THEN REMAIN IN THE PATTERN AND LAND COMING TO A FULL STOP. HE WAS CLEARED ON RUNWAY 4L FOR TAKEOFF WITH NO DELAY BY THE TOWER CONTROLLER. AFTER TAXIING ONTO THE RUNWAY AND CENTERING THE PLANE QUICKLY, HE APPLIED POWER AND PULLED BACK ON THE YOKE TO RAISE THE FRONT TIRE GENTLY FROM THE SURFACE. HE STATED THAT BACKPRESSURE ON THE YOKE WAS IN RETROSPECT TO ABRUPT FOR THE POWER THAT THIS AIRPLANE HAD. HE STATED WASN?T BUT 2 SECONDS LATER THAT THE AIRPLANE BEGAN TO FLY IN GROUND EFFECT. THE AIRSPEED WAS ABOUT 10 KTS SLOWER THAN NORMAL ROTATION SPEED. THERE WAS ABOUT A 9 TO 10 KT CROSSWIND AT THE 60 DEGREE ANGLE. HE STATED HE THEN TRIED TO KEEP THE AIRCRAFT IN GROUND EFFECT. HE WAS UNABLE TO KEEP THE PLANE EFFECTIVELY FLYING IN GROUND EFFECT AND WAS STRUGGLING TO KEEP RUNWAY HEADING. THE AIRPLANE TOUCHED THE RUNWAY ABRUPTLY SEVERAL TIMES IN THE PROCESS OF TRYING TO ACHIEVE FLIGHT. HE THEN TRIED TO KEEP THE AIRPLANE FROM PROPOSING. HE STATED THE AIRPLANE WAS ALSO DRIFTING TO THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY BY THE CROSS WIND AND HE KNEW IF THE TIRE HIT THE MEDIAN IT WOULD BE IMPOSSIBLE TO CONTROL. HE THEN TRIED ESTABLISHED A SMALL RATE OF CLIMB BUT WAS JUST ABOVE STALL SPEED. HE THEN RETRACTED THE LANDING GEAR HOPING HE COULD INCREASE THE RATE OF CLIMB AND CORRECT THE AIRPLANE HEADING. HE STATED ULTIMATELY HE WAS TOO AGGRESSIVE TRYING TO GET AIRCRAFT FLYING AND CAUSED A STALL. HE STATED LEFT WING HIT THE TAXIWAY AT THE EDGE OF THE MEDIAN AND THE AIRPLANE SLID ON THE BELLY TO JUST IN FRONT OF THE A FUEL STORAGE AREA.
THE ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WERE UNHURT AND EXITED THE AIRCRAFT NORMALLY.
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