What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On November 25, 2024, at 1355 PST, a Mooney M20F, privacy data omitted, was destroyed when it was involved in an accident near Fullerton, California approximately 1000 feet east of arrival end of runway 24 of Fullerton airport. The pilot in command suffered a minor injury and the passenger sustained a serious injury.
The flight originated from brackett airport as a part 91 operation. The pilot was doing practice approaches at Fullerton airport where he made a full stop landing. The plane departed the airport and was climbing. At 2000 feet, the pilot experienced engine roughness and had a full power loss a few seconds later. The pilot decided to make an emergency landing on artesia ave. the aircraft touched down on the road. Directly after the touchdown, its left wing hit the light pole causing the aircraft to steer to the left. The aircraft hit the fire hydrant on its right wing and its left fuselage/wing struck a tree where it came to a full stop.
As the FAA filed it
ON NOVEMBER 25, 2024, AT 1355 PST, A MOONEY M20F, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, WAS DESTROYED WHEN IT WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT NEAR FULLERTON, CALIFORNIA APPROXIMATELY 1000 FEET EAST OF ARRIVAL END OF RUNWAY 24 OF FULLERTON AIRPORT. THE PILOT IN COMMAND SUFFERED A MINOR INJURY AND THE PASSENGER SUSTAINED A SERIOUS INJURY.
THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM BRACKETT AIRPORT AS A PART 91 OPERATION. THE PILOT WAS DOING PRACTICE APPROACHES AT FULLERTON AIRPORT WHERE HE MADE A FULL STOP LANDING. THE PLANE DEPARTED THE AIRPORT AND WAS CLIMBING. AT 2000 FEET, THE PILOT EXPERIENCED ENGINE ROUGHNESS AND HAD A FULL POWER LOSS A FEW SECONDS LATER. THE PILOT DECIDED TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY LANDING ON ARTESIA AVE. THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN ON THE ROAD. DIRECTLY AFTER THE TOUCHDOWN, ITS LEFT WING HIT THE LIGHT POLE CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO STEER TO THE LEFT. THE AIRCRAFT HIT THE FIRE HYDRANT ON ITS RIGHT WING AND ITS LEFT FUSELAGE/WING STRUCK A TREE WHERE IT CAME TO A FULL STOP.
NTSB investigation
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