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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Mooney M20K · Pullman, WA · December 27, 2020

Date: December 27, 2020 · 08:15 local
Place: Pullman, WA
Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N57785
Reported as: Mooney M20K
Reported engine: Continental TSIO-360-MB
People aboard: 4
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 8,000 total

N57785Registered now · Mooney M20KS/N 25-0845 · Built 1984 Airframe modelMooney M20K

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What happened

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

During take-off/climb from puw runway 23 at about 200' engine power significantly reduced to point pilot made decision to land on remaining runway. Touched down about 1000' marks at about 80 knots with max braking aircraft slid through runway end lights into overrun area. Never left pavement but propeller stuck runway end lights and one light struck belly of aircraft causing depression in fiberglass belly panel. Engine never stopped and pilot was able to taxi aircraft back to ramp without assistance. Minor damage to aircraft and two runway lights damaged.

As the FAA filed it

DURING TAKE-OFF/CLIMB FROM PUW RUNWAY 23 AT ABOUT 200' ENGINE POWER SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED TO POINT PILOT MADE DECISION TO LAND ON REMAINING RUNWAY. TOUCHED DOWN ABOUT 1000' MARKS AT ABOUT 80 KNOTS WITH MAX BRAKING AIRCRAFT SLID THROUGH RUNWAY END LIGHTS INTO OVERRUN AREA. NEVER LEFT PAVEMENT BUT PROPELLER STUCK RUNWAY END LIGHTS AND ONE LIGHT STRUCK BELLY OF AIRCRAFT CAUSING DEPRESSION IN FIBERGLASS BELLY PANEL. ENGINE NEVER STOPPED AND PILOT WAS ABLE TO TAXI AIRCRAFT BACK TO RAMP WITHOUT ASSISTANCE. MINOR DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT AND TWO RUNWAY LIGHTS DAMAGED.