# Accident 20221015019349A: Mooney M20E, Marble Canyon, AZ, October 15, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 15, 2022, 08:30 local time
- Place: Marble Canyon, AZ
- Airport: Marble Canyon
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.8108° N, 111.6444° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.8108&lon=-111.6444&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6031Q, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6031Q) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20E (registry code 5870212, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20E
- Reported engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 604 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR23LA023](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR23LA023) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20221015019349A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT'S WRITTEN STATEMENT STATED THAT DURING THE TAKEOFF ROLL, HE NOTICED A VIBRATION AND LOSS OF POWER AND PULLING HARD TO THE LEFT OFF THE RUNWAY, THROTTLED BACK PULLED HARD TO THE LEFT, THROTTLED UP TO GET BACK ON THE TAXIWAY WITH FULL RIGHT STEERING.  LEFT WING STRUCK BERM THEN APROP STRIKE.  ENDED UP IN THE DITCH.

PICTURES PROVIDED BY THE FACILITIES MANAGER SHOWS THAT THE PROP, ENGINE COWLING, LOWER TAIL SECTION, RIGHT AILERON AND LEFT WING WERE DAMAGED.

TO BE AMENDED AT A LATER DATE AS NEEDED.

## 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 WPR23LA023](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR23LA023), Oct 15, 2022: Mooney M20E (N6031Q), Marble Canyon, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s loss of directional control during a takeoff from a rough, narrow runway, resulting in an aborted takeoff and subsequent runway excursion.

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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