- Date
- June 5, 1992, 22:35 local (Jun 6, 1992, 04:35 UTC)
- Place
- Stanley, ID
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N5772CMooney M20K
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed · report March 9, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19920605018519A
- Case key
- 42826
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Probable cause
The failure of the pilot to maintain runway alignment and his loss of directional control during takeoff ground roll, resulting in a swerve off the 150 ft wide runway and impact with a fence. Factors relating to the accident were the lack of runway lights, the dark night light conditions, and the fence beside the runway.
Sequence of events
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Analysis
The acft swerved off the side of an unlighted airstrip during takeoff ground roll in dark night light conditions and impacted a fence.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5772C
- Reported as
- Mooney M20K
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 25-0841
- Airframe hours
- 2,256
- Engine
- Continental TSIO-360-MB4, 210 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Horsley, George H.
- Registered owner
- Horsley, George H.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · September 3, 1991 · 158 hours before
- Departed
- 2U7 · Stanley, ID
- Destination
- SUN · Hailey, ID
- Airport
- 2U7 · Stanley, runway 17, 4,300 × 150 ft, grass/turf
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 50
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 4,215 total · 2,256 in this make and model · 4,018 as pilot in command · 98 in the last 90 days · 33 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 170° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 61 °F, dew point 28 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- SUN, 50 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.
Other investigations on N5772C · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.