# Accident 20210403005809A: Mooney M20C, College Park, MD, April 3, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 3, 2021, 13:00 local time
- Place: College Park, MD
- Airport: College Park
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.9822° N, 76.9241° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9822&lon=-76.9241&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2953L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2953L-2023-01-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20C (registry code 5870208, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-360 series (registry code 41575, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20C
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O-360 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 229 total, 42 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA21LA170](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21LA170) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210403005809A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

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

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ERA21LA170](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21LA170), Apr 3, 2021: Mooney M20C (N2953L), College Park, MD, substantial damage. Probable cause: Improper 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…

## Other reports on N2953L (2)

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

- [Incident 20200113000559I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200113000559I), Jan 13, 2020: Mooney M20C (N2953L), Fort Meade, MD, Minor damage. Aircraft was conducting pattern work. The landing gear was lowered and the gear down light was illuminated. After touchdown the gear horn sounded and the…
- [Incident 19811016075439I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811016075439I), Oct 16, 1981: Mooney M20C (N2953L), Kimball, SD, Minor damage. Pilot taxied off runway where nose gear struck ditch.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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