# Accident 20210727012039A: Mooney Aircraft Corp. M20K, Block Island, RI, July 27, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 27, 2021, 19:45 local time
- Place: Block Island, RI
- Airport: Block Island State
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.1700° N, 71.5800° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1700&lon=-71.5800&mi=10
- Aircraft: N110CG, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N110CG-2023-09-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20K (registry code 5870220, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-360 series (registry code 17019, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY AIRCRAFT CORP. M20K
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR TSIO-360 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 4,700 total, 14 in this make and model, 120 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA21LA371](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21LA371) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210727012039A

## Narrative

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

ON JULY 27, 2021, N110CG WAS IN THE PROCESS OF DEPARTING BLOCK ISLAND. THE PREVAILING WEATHER WAS VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DEPARTING ON RUNWAY 28 WHICH IS 2502 FEET IN LENGTH. ON THE TAKEOFF ROLL THE PASSENGER NOTED THAT THE BAGGAGE DOOR WAS OPEN. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT?S STATEMENT, THE AIRCRAFT HAD REACHED ROTATIONAL SPEED WHEN THE PASSENGER NOTED THE OPEN BAGGAGE DOOR. THE SPEED OF THE AIRCRAFT IS UNABLE TO BE VERIFIED. THE PILOT ELECTED TO ABORT THE TAKEOFF OUT OF CONCERN FOR HIS PETS ON BOARD. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT?S STATEMENT, HE ABORTED THE TAKEOFF BY REDUCING POWER AND APPLYING BOTH BRAKES. THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO STOP ON THE REMAINING RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED THROUGH THE SAFETY AREA AND IMPACTED THE CHAIN LINK AIRPORT PERIMETER FENCE. THE PILOT DID NOT NOTE ANY BRAKE ISSUES. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST ON THE WEST SIDE OF CENTER ROAD AGAINST THE GUARDRAIL. ALL OCCUPANTS DISEMBARKED THE AIRCRAFT WITH NO INJURIES. THE PILOT STATED HE LATCHED BUT DID NOT LOCK THE BAGGAGE DOOR AND DID NOT OBSERVE ANY ISSUES WITH THE LATCH. THE PROPELLER WAS DAMAGED WITH A LONGITUDINAL TWISTING IN THE BLADES. THE LEFT WING HAD A DENT APPROXIMATELY 4-5? WIDE AND 1? DEEP ON THE LEADING EDGE LOCATED IN THE FIRST THIRD OF THE WING CLOSEST TO THE FUSELAGE. THE LEFT WINGTIP DETACHED FROM THE WING CONSISTENT WITH A FENCE POST IMPACT. APPROXIMATELY HALFWAY DOWN THE RIGHT SIDE WING, THE AIRCRAFT SKIN IS TORN A FOOT AND A HALF TO THE SPAR ALONG A RIVET LINE FROM THE LEADING EDGE TOWARDS THE TRAILING EDGE OF THE WING. THE SIGNIFICANT CRUSHING AND SPAR DAMAGE OF THE RIGHT WING IS CONSISTENT WITH IMPACTING A FENCE POST. THE RIGHT SIDE WING ROOT SUSTAINED A TEAR BEGINNING AT THE LEADING EDGE AND CONTINUING ROUGHLY 3-4? TOWARDS THE TRAILING EDGE. THERE WAS NO DEFORMATION OF THE CABIN AND THE LANDING GEAR REMAINED UPRIGHT AND EXTENDED.

## 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 ERA21LA371](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21LA371), Jul 27, 2021: Mooney M20K (N110CG), New Shoreham, RI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s improper decision to reject the takeoff at an excessive speed, resulting in a runway excursion and collision with a fence. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s failure to lock the…

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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