# Accident 20220220002389A: Mooney M20C, Crete, NE, February 20, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 20, 2022, 15:46 local time
- Place: Crete, NE
- Airport: Crete Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.6102° N, 96.9249° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6102&lon=-96.9249&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6750U, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6750U) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20C (registry code 5870208, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20C
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 118 total, 47 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN22LA132](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA132) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220220002389A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT STARTED TAKEOFF ROLL ON RUNWAY 17 AT 1545. VIDEO EVIDENCE SHOWED THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO ROTATE APPROXIMATELY 50 FT. PASSED THE PAPI LIGHTS. THE NOSE LANDING GEAR LEFT THE GROUND AND SHORTLY THEREAFTER THE MAIN LANDING GEAR FOLLOWED. THE AIRCRAFT DRIFTED TO THE LEFT OF THE RUNWAY AFTER TAKEOFF. APPROXIMATELY  230 FEET PAST THE PAPI LIGHTING THE AIRCRAFT SETTLED BACK TO THE GROUND IN THE GRASS 75 FT. LEFT OF CENTERLINE AND DRUG THE TAIL LEAVING A 15 FT. GROUND SCAR WITH THE TIE-DOWN EYELET.  THE AIRCRAFT THEN LIFTED BACK OFF A SECOND TIME AND CONTINUED TO TURN LEFT TO APPROXIMATELY 60 DEGREES TO THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT THEN SETTLED TO THE GROUND.  AT 270 FT. LEFT OF CENTERLINE THE LH WINGTIP DRUG THE GROUND LEAVING A 32 FT. GROUND SCAR BEFORE THE MAIN WHEELS TOUCHED THE GROUND. THE MAIN WHEELS CONTACTED THE GROUND APPROXIMATELY 311 FT. LEFT OF CENTERLINE. THE AIRCRAFT THEN TRAVEL 308 FT. BEFORE STRIKING THE AIRPORT BOUNDARY FENCE. THE AIRCRAFT ROLLED THROUGH THE BARBED WIRE FENCE, STRIKING 4 FENCE POSTS AND CAME TO REST 72 FT. FROM THE FENCE LINE. THE AIRCRAFT ROLLED A TOTAL DISTANCE OF 380 FT. ON THE GROUND FROM WHERE THE MAIN WHEEL GROUND SCARS BEGAN. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST INTACT WITH NO MISSING COMPONENTS ALONG THE ACCIDENT PATH. CONTINUITY OF FLIGHT CONTROLS WAS ESTABLISHED. PILOT REPORTED THAT THE ENGINE WAS NOT RUNNING AND THE PROPELLER/SPINNER WERE WRAPPED WITH BARBED WIRE. BOTH PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE UNHARMED AND WERE ABLE TO EXTRICATE THEMSELVES FROM THE A/C. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DURING THE ACCIDENT.

## 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 CEN22LA132](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA132), Feb 20, 2022: Mooney M20C (N6750U), Crete, NE, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain control of the airplane during takeoff.

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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