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FAA accident report · Mooney M20C · College Park, MD · April 3, 2021

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Date
April 3, 2021 · 13:00 local
Place
College Park, MD
Airport
College Park
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Departure Roll
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N2953L
NTSB investigation
NTSBERA21LA170
Reported as
Mooney M20C
Reported engine
Lycoming O-360 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
229 total42 in this make and model2 in the last 90 days
N2953LRegistration cancelled Jan 14, 2023 · Mooney M20CS/N 670087 · Built 1967Airframe modelMooney M20CEngine modelLycoming O-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

04/03/2021 - College Park, MD (cgs): N2953L, M20, during takeoff the engine stalled for unknown reasons resulting

In a hard landing on the runway.

During departure on runway 33, N2953L was approximately at the runway halfway mark when the aircraft engine started to hesitate and the pilot applied back pressure lifting the nose. The aircraft lifted off and began to develop partial power and continued to hesitate while airborne. The nose of the aircraft then began to rapidly point down and the aircraft began to descend. The aircraft struck its left wing and bounced back into the air and then the propeller struck the runway. The nose gear collapsed and the right main collapsed. The plane came to a stop in the runway displaced threshold. The single pilot and lone individual on board did not sustain any injuries. Additionally, he refused medical attention at the scene of the accident.

Temperature - 48 f

Dew point - 13 f

Humidity - 21%

Wind - wnw

Wind speed - 3 mph

Wind gust - 14 mph

Pressure - 30.40

Precip - 0.0

Condition - clear

As the FAA filed it

04/03/2021 - COLLEGE PARK, MD (CGS): N2953L, M20, DURING TAKEOFF THE ENGINE STALLED FOR UNKNOWN REASONS RESULTING

IN A HARD LANDING ON THE RUNWAY.

DURING DEPARTURE ON RUNWAY 33, N2953L WAS APPROXIMATELY AT THE RUNWAY HALFWAY MARK WHEN THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE STARTED TO HESITATE AND THE PILOT APPLIED BACK PRESSURE LIFTING THE NOSE. THE AIRCRAFT LIFTED OFF AND BEGAN TO DEVELOP PARTIAL POWER AND CONTINUED TO HESITATE WHILE AIRBORNE. THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT THEN BEGAN TO RAPIDLY POINT DOWN AND THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO DESCEND. THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK ITS LEFT WING AND BOUNCED BACK INTO THE AIR AND THEN THE PROPELLER STRUCK THE RUNWAY. THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED AND THE RIGHT MAIN COLLAPSED. THE PLANE CAME TO A STOP IN THE RUNWAY DISPLACED THRESHOLD. THE SINGLE PILOT AND LONE INDIVIDUAL ON BOARD DID NOT SUSTAIN ANY INJURIES. ADDITIONALLY, HE REFUSED MEDICAL ATTENTION AT THE SCENE OF THE ACCIDENT.

TEMPERATURE - 48 F

DEW POINT - 13 F

HUMIDITY - 21%

WIND - WNW

WIND SPEED - 3 MPH

WIND GUST - 14 MPH

PRESSURE - 30.40

PRECIP - 0.0

CONDITION - CLEAR

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 ERA21LA170Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportCollege Park, MDImproper maintenance of the airplane by its owners and their failure to have qualified maintenance personnel determine the root cause of water infiltration into the fuel system. Also causal was the pilot’s inadequate preflight inspection, which failed to…Apr 3, 2021 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N2953L · 2

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

Incident 20200113000559ILanding: Rollout · Fort Meade, MDAircraft was conducting pattern work. The landing gear was lowered and the gear down light was illuminated. After touchdown the gear horn sounded and the manual gear activation lever flipped down into the gear up position. The aircraft skidded off of the…Jan 13, 2020 · Minor damageIncident 19811016075439IGround Taxi, Other Airplane · Kimball, SDPilot taxied off runway where nose gear struck ditch.Oct 16, 1981 · Minor damage