# NTSB GAA15CA277: Mooney M20M, N763RC, Manville, NJ, September 19, 2015 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: September 19, 2015, 16:40 local (20:40 UTC) - Place: Manville, NJ - Coordinates: 40.524444, -74.598335 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5244&lon=-74.5983&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Takeoff: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 2 uninjured - Status: Completed, report January 15, 2016 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB office: General Aviation Accidents - Parties: Federal Aviation Administration - NTSB case key (mKey): 92070 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=GAA15CA277 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/92070/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=92070 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA15CA277 ## Probable cause The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the takeoff roll, which resulted in a runway excursion and collision with a fence. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Use of equip/info: aircraft control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040): Personnel issues › Task performance · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Mooney M20M, 11 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md?model=5870222), [All aircraft, 9,295 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md) - [Performance/control parameters: directional control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Not attained/maintained (probable cause); cases with it: [Mooney M20M, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md?model=5870222), [All aircraft, 3,958 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Takeoff: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230) (defining event); cases with it: [Mooney M20M, 3 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md?model=5870222), [All aircraft, 4,585 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md) - [Takeoff: Attempted remediation/recovery](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/060); cases with it: [Mooney M20M, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/060/sequence.md?model=5870222), [All aircraft, 1,422 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/060/sequence.md) - [Takeoff: Runway excursion](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300); cases with it: [Mooney M20M, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence.md?model=5870222), [All aircraft, 3,643 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence.md) - [Takeoff-rejected takeoff: Collision during takeoff/land](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/490); cases with it: [Mooney M20M, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/490/sequence.md?model=5870222), [All aircraft, 1,309 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/490/sequence.md) ## Analysis The pilot reported that during the takeoff roll with a variable wind from the right, about 80 knots, he felt the airplane pulling to the left. He stated that he applied right rudder, and turned the control wheel to the right, however the airplane exited the runway to the left. The pilot reported that after exiting the runway, onto the grass, he pulled the power back and applied the brakes as heavily as possible. During the runway excursion, the left wing impacted a steel fence post. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the left wing. The pilot reported that he was unsure if any mechanical malfunctions or anomalies existed that would have prevented normal flight operation. However the FAA confirmed that there were no anomalies. ## Factual narrative The pilot reported that during the takeoff roll with a variable wind from the right, about 80 knots, he felt the airplane pulling to the left. He stated that he applied right rudder, and turned the control wheel to the right, however the airplane exited the runway to the left. The pilot reported that after exiting the runway, onto the grass, he pulled the power back and applied the brakes as heavily as possible. During the runway excursion, the left wing impacted a steel fence post. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the left wing. The pilot reported that he was unsure if any mechanical malfunctions or anomalies existed that would have prevented normal flight operation. However the FAA confirmed that there were no anomalies. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N763RC](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N763RC), registered now, S/N 27-0160, built 1993 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: MOONEY M20M (NO SERIES) - Registry model: [Mooney M20M](https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20m) (registry code 5870222) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Lycoming TI0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (registry code 41533, turbo-prop) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 27-0160 - Year built: 1993 - Airframe hours: 1722 - Engines: LYCOMING TIO-540-AF1B 270 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Operator: Ross Adam Cole Briskman - Registered owner: Ross Adam Cole Briskman - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, January 17, 2015 - Departed: HPN, WHITE PLAINS, NY - Destination: 47N, Manville, NJ - Flight plan: VFR - Airport: 47N, Central Jersey Rgnl, runway 25, 3,510 × 50 ft, asphalt - Equipment: Stall warning system, Angle of attack indicator, Auto-pilot, Handheld GPS ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 53; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 3, with waivers/limitations; last flight review January 18, 2014; seat: left; restraint: 3-point; flight hours: 1,722 total, 644 in this make and model, 1,657 as pilot in command, 18 in the last 90 days, 4 in the last 30 days, 1 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 180° at 5 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 82 °F, dew point 57 °F - Altimeter: 29.86 inHg - Observed at: KSMQ, 7 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 (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 20150919020059A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150919020059A), Sep 19, 2015: Mooney M20M, Hillsborough, NJ, Substantial damage. Pilot was preparing to depart runway 25 at (47N) central Jersey regional airport Hillsborough twp. New Jersey. The pilot added power for a normal takeoff, all… ## Docket (1 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on December 21, 2015, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=92070. 1.5 MB in all. - Photos (Courtesy of FAA) (item 1, .PDF, 2 photos, 1.5 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40435124&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Photos%20(Courtesy%20of%20FAA)-Master.PDF 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.