20210223017189A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Mooney M20E · Livermore, CA · February 23, 2021

Date
February 23, 2021 · 17:48 local
Place
Livermore, CA
Airport
Livermore Municipal Airport
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N3254F
NTSB investigation
NTSBWPR21LA119
Reported as
Mooney M20E
Reported engine
Lycoming I0360 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

The aircraft, with two souls onboard, departed Livermore Municipal Airport, (lvk), California, runway 7L on a personal flight. Upon reaching approximately 200 feet AGL the pilot reported total loss of engine power. The pilot made an emergency landing on a freeway overpass striking a single vehicle after landing. The pilot and passenger were uninjured. The driver of the automobile suffered minor injuries.

The aircraft was substantially damaged and relocated to the lvk airport. The aircraft landing gear, right wing, and propeller were damaged.

As the FAA filed it

THE AIRCRAFT, WITH TWO SOULS ONBOARD, DEPARTED LIVERMORE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, (LVK), CALIFORNIA, RUNWAY 7L ON A PERSONAL FLIGHT. UPON REACHING APPROXIMATELY 200 FEET AGL THE PILOT REPORTED TOTAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. THE PILOT MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING ON A FREEWAY OVERPASS STRIKING A SINGLE VEHICLE AFTER LANDING. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE UNINJURED. THE DRIVER OF THE AUTOMOBILE SUFFERED MINOR INJURIES.

THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED AND RELOCATED TO THE LVK AIRPORT. THE AIRCRAFT LANDING GEAR, RIGHT WING, AND PROPELLER WERE DAMAGED.

NTSB investigation

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