- Date
- September 12, 1990, 17:00 local (22:00 UTC)
- Place
- Roscoe, TX
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N5461FMooney M-10
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report December 8, 1992
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19900912039079A
- Case key
- 23181
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Probable cause
The pilot's loss of directional control. A factor was: rough/uneven terrain.
Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The pilot had landed on a rough pipeline right-of-way to conduct business at a nearby oil rig. During the attempted takeoff, directional control was lost during the initial roll. The airplane struck two trees and came to rest. The pilot did not report that the intended takeoff area had been examined prior to departure.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5461F
- Reported as
- Mooney M-10
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 690001
- Airframe hours
- 1,378
- Engine
- Continental C90-167, 90 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Operator
- Marvin L. Hicks
- Registered owner
- Unknown
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · October 25, 1989 · 96 hours before
- Departed
- NONE
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 49
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 146 total · 68 in this make and model · 63 as pilot in command · 40 in the last 90 days · 32 in the last 30 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 100° at 4 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 75 °F, dew point 63 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- ABI, 42 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.