# Accident 20230506011699A: Mooney Aircraft Corp. M20K, Manville, NJ, May 6, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 6, 2023, 13:00 local time
- Place: Manville, NJ
- Airport: Central Jersey Regional
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.5227° N, 74.5999° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5227&lon=-74.5999&mi=10
- Aircraft: N262MK, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N262MK-2023-09-13) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 760 total, 500 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA23LA225](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23LA225) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230506011699A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 ERA23LA225](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23LA225), May 6, 2023: Mooney M20K (N262MK), Hillsborough Township, NJ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The 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…

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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