# NTSB MIA84LA230: Mooney 20E, N6073Q, St. Simon, GA, August 15, 1984

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: August 15, 1984, 17:30 local (21:30 UTC)
- Place: St. Simon, GA
- Coordinates: 31.150339, -81.480834 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.1503&lon=-81.4808&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 31176
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA84LA230
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/31176/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA84LA230

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of control - on ground/water, landing - roll
  - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
  - ground loop/swerve
- Loss of control - in flight, landing
  - go-around - attempted, pilot in command
  - proper alignment - not possible, pilot in command
  - airport facilities,runway/landing area condition - high obstruction(s) (contributing factor)
  - pull-up - excessive, pilot in command (cause)
  - airspeed(vs) - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
  - stall - inadvertent, pilot in command
- In flight collision with terrain/water, descent - uncontrolled

## Analysis

ON LANDING ROLL, ACFT SWERVED TO LEFT & DEPARTED RWY SURFACE INTO GRASS. PLT APPLIED FULL PWR AND ATTEMPTED GO-AROUND, HEADED APRX 20 DEGREES LEFT OF RUNWAY ALIGNMENT. ACFT BECAME AIRBORNE, ANGLING TOWARD RAMP AND HANGAR COMPLEX. WITNESSESOBSERVED ACFT ASSUME EXTREME NOSE-UP ATTITUDE, ARPX 30-40 FT AGL, DROP OFF ABRUPTLY ON LEFT WING AND DESCEND TO GROUND IMPACT. PLT WITNESS DESCRIBED SOUNDS OF ERRATIC BRAKING WHEN ACFT WAS ON RUNWAY. POST-MISHAP EXAM OF BRAKES SHOWED BRAKES FUNCTIONAL, FULL FLUID. NOSE GEAR STEERING CONDITION COULD NOT BE DETERMINED DUE TO IMPACT DAMAGE.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6073Q](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6073Q-2013-07-16), registration cancelled 2013-07-16, S/N 902, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY 20E
- Registry model: [Mooney M20E](https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20e) (registry code 5870212) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming I0360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (registry code 41515, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 902
- Airframe hours: 1017
- Engines: LYCOMING IO-360-A1A 200 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: Ricuardi Construction Co.
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, August 8, 1984, 11 hours before
- Departed: ELIZABETH CITY, NJ
- Destination: SSI
- Airport: SSI, Malcolm Mckinnon, runway 15, 3,314 × 150 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 61; private; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; flight hours: 898 total, 883 in this make and model

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 140° at 10 knots
- Visibility: 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observed at: SSI

## 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 19840815040699A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840815040699A), Aug 15, 1984: Mooney M20E, Brunswick, GA, Substantial damage. Braked and ran off runway. Applied power, lifted off nose high, stalled into ground after clearing parked aircraft.

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.

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