# Incident 20220103002759I: Mooney M20J, Elkhart, IN, January 3, 2022

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 3, 2022, 09:30 local time
- Place: Elkhart, IN
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.6952° N, 85.9554° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Elkhart, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6952&lon=-85.9554&mi=10
- Aircraft: N201LR, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N201LR) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20J (registry code 5870219, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20J
- Reported engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 312 total, 46 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220103002759I

## Narrative

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

ON OR ABOUT JANUARY 3, 2022, AT APPROXIMATELY 0930 EST, A MOONEY M201, A FIXED-WING SINGLE-ENGINE AIRPLANE BEARING THE REGISTRATION OF N201LR (SN: 24-0442), SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE AFTER SLIDING OFF OF THE LEFT SIDE OF RUNWAY 27 FOLLOWING AN ATTEMPTED TAKEOFF AT ELKHART MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (EKM) IN ELKHART, IN.   ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ N201LR AND WAS THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND (PIC) AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT. ACCORDING TO THE PIC, HE WAS CONDUCTING THIS FLIGHT UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF TITLE 14 OF THE CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS (14 CFR) PART 91. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND THE FOLLOWING IS THE WEATHER OBSERVATION FROM EKM NEAR THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT:

METAR KEKM 031352Z 20005KT 10SM SKC M07/M10 A3031 RMK AO2=

THE PIC, A PRIVATE PILOT, WAS N201LR'S SOLE OCCUPANT WHEN THE INCIDENT OCCURRED. THE PIC STATED THE RUNWAY SURFACE WAS COVERED BY SNOW AND ICE BUT SAID HE HAD TAKEN OFF IN SIMILAR CONDITIONS WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE PIC STATED THAT HE LINED UP ON RUNWAY 27, AND ADDED JUST ENOUGH POWER TO GET N201LR TO MOVE SLOWLY. THE PIC SAID HE FELT HE HAD ENOUGH TRACTION WITH THE RUNWAY SURFACE TO CONTINUE THE TAKEOFF. THE PIC THEN SLOWLY ADDED TAKEOFF POWER. SHORTLY AFTER ADDING THE TAKEOFF POWER, THE PIC STATED HE FELT THE PLANE START TO SLIDE TO THE LEFT. THE PIC SAID HE APPLIED ADDITIONAL RIGHT RUDDER TO REGAIN CONTROL OF N201LR BUT WAS UNSUCCESSFUL. N201LR SLID OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF RUNWAY 27, APPROXIMATELY 500 FEET FROM THE APPROACH END OF THE RUNWAY, AND STRUCK A RUNWAY EDGE LIGHT WITH ITS PROPELLER. PIECES OF THE RUNWAY EDGE LIGHT IMPACTED THE LEFT WING'S LEADING EDGE, RESULTING IN A SMALL DENT IN THE SKIN. SHORTLY AFTER THE IMPACT, THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO A STOP, AND THE PIC DID EXIT N201LR WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT.

## Other reports on N201LR (1)

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

- [Incident 20040511010019I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040511010019I), May 11, 2004: Mooney M20J (N201LR), Bishop, CA. (-23) A/c departed lone pine, CA (O26) and climbed to 10K and after retarding power to cruise, experienced low oil pressure and engine vibrations. Made…

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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