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FAA incident report · Mooney M20E · St Johns, AZ · August 7, 2020

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Date
August 7, 2020 · 10:45 local
Place
St Johns, AZ
Airport
St Johns
Phase of flight
Landing: Rollout
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N15LG
Reported as
Mooney M20E
Reported engine
Lycoming I0360 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Airline transport, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours
16,000 total210 in this make and model15 in the last 90 days
N15LGRegistration cancelled Jul 30, 2022 · Mooney M20ES/N 309 · Built 1964Airframe modelMooney M20EEngine modelLycoming I0360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

On August 7 2020 at St Johns, AZ (ksjn) at about 09:30 the pilot made an approach to rwy 03 in aircraft N15LG. As he landed he let the aircraft roll as he stated he usually did. He said he did not want to tax the brakes too much. As he rolled out he realized the aircraft was not slowing down, as the rwy is downhill. He then begun to apply brakes, and stated the right brake was grabbing more than the left and the aircraft started to pull to the right. As the pilot tryed to control the braking and the aircraft direction, he realized he had used most of the rwy and may depart off the end of the rwy. He then decided he would continue straight off the rwy into short brush. As he got to the end of the rwy his landing gear struck a rwy light pulled the aircraft to the left and headed it toward a big berm. As the propeller hit the berm the aircraft turned to the right and slid down the berm coming to a complete stop. After exiting the aircraft he noticed when the aircraft turned right, the left wing end cap had struck a pipe sticking up from the ground along the berm. He exited the aircraft with no injuries.

As the FAA filed it

ON AUGUST 7 2020 AT ST JOHNS, AZ (KSJN) AT ABOUT 09:30 THE PILOT MADE AN APPROACH TO RWY 03 IN AIRCRAFT N15LG. AS HE LANDED HE LET THE AIRCRAFT ROLL AS HE STATED HE USUALLY DID. HE SAID HE DID NOT WANT TO TAX THE BRAKES TOO MUCH. AS HE ROLLED OUT HE REALIZED THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOT SLOWING DOWN, AS THE RWY IS DOWNHILL. HE THEN BEGUN TO APPLY BRAKES, AND STATED THE RIGHT BRAKE WAS GRABBING MORE THAN THE LEFT AND THE AIRCRAFT STARTED TO PULL TO THE RIGHT. AS THE PILOT TRYED TO CONTROL THE BRAKING AND THE AIRCRAFT DIRECTION, HE REALIZED HE HAD USED MOST OF THE RWY AND MAY DEPART OFF THE END OF THE RWY. HE THEN DECIDED HE WOULD CONTINUE STRAIGHT OFF THE RWY INTO SHORT BRUSH. AS HE GOT TO THE END OF THE RWY HIS LANDING GEAR STRUCK A RWY LIGHT PULLED THE AIRCRAFT TO THE LEFT AND HEADED IT TOWARD A BIG BERM. AS THE PROPELLER HIT THE BERM THE AIRCRAFT TURNED TO THE RIGHT AND SLID DOWN THE BERM COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP. AFTER EXITING THE AIRCRAFT HE NOTICED WHEN THE AIRCRAFT TURNED RIGHT, THE LEFT WING END CAP HAD STRUCK A PIPE STICKING UP FROM THE GROUND ALONG THE BERM. HE EXITED THE AIRCRAFT WITH NO INJURIES.

Other reports on N15LG · 1

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

Incident 20120905020099ILanding: Touchdown · Erie, COOn 09/05/2012 at approximately 1915 hrs. MDT, N15LG a Mooney model M20E aircraft sustained minor damage while landing at Erie Municipal (keik) airport, CO. The two occupants on board were uninjured. Weather at the time was visual meteorological conditions,…Sep 5, 2012 · Minor damage