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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Mooney M20K · Manville, NJ · May 6, 2023

Date: May 6, 2023 · 13:00 local
Place: Manville, NJ
Airport: Central Jersey Regional
Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N262MK
NTSB investigation: NTSBERA23LA225
Reported as: Mooney M20K
Reported engine: Continental TSIO-360 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 1
Pilot’s certificate: Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 760 total500 in this make and model3 in the last 90 days

N262MKRegistration cancelled Sep 13, 2023 · Mooney M20KS/N 25-0773 · Built 1983 Airframe modelMooney M20K Engine modelContinental TSIO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

The aircraft departed brookhaven calabro airport (khwv) around 0930 on may 6th, 2023 headed to central Jersey airport (K47N) and landed without incident. The aircraft took on 70.61 gallons of 100LL. At approximately 1255 the aircraft started it's take-off roll. The pilot stated that he felt the engine loose power immediately after take-off, the aircraft pitched up and down/roll left and right as seen on surveillance video. The aircraft departed the runway between 1300-1500FEET. The aircraft rolled to the left and impacted the ground in a cemetery approximately fifty yards to left of the runway.

As the FAA filed it

THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED BROOKHAVEN CALABRO AIRPORT (KHWV) AROUND 0930 ON MAY 6TH, 2023 HEADED TO CENTRAL JERSEY AIRPORT (K47N) AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE AIRCRAFT TOOK ON 70.61 GALLONS OF 100LL. AT APPROXIMATELY 1255 THE AIRCRAFT STARTED IT'S TAKE-OFF ROLL. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE FELT THE ENGINE LOOSE POWER IMMEDIATELY AFTER TAKE-OFF, THE AIRCRAFT PITCHED UP AND DOWN/ROLL LEFT AND RIGHT AS SEEN ON SURVEILLANCE VIDEO. THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE RUNWAY BETWEEN 1300-1500FEET. THE AIRCRAFT ROLLED TO THE LEFT AND IMPACTED THE GROUND IN A CEMETERY APPROXIMATELY FIFTY YARDS TO LEFT OF THE RUNWAY.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB ERA23LA225Accident · Minor injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportHillsborough Township, NJThe partial loss of engine power due to maintenance personnel’s failure to ensure that the ignition harnesses were properly secured and the pilot’s inappropriate pitch control inputs, which resulted in the airplane exceeding its critical angle of attack and…May 6, 2023 · Substantial damage