Monday, September 12, 2016

Mooney M20D, N6919U: Accident occurred September 11, 2016 in Brodhead, Wisconsin

Aviation Accident Final Report - National Transportation Safety Board: https://app.ntsb.gov/pdf 

Docket And Docket Items - National Transportation Safety Board: https://dms.ntsb.gov/pubdms 

National Transportation Safety Board - Aviation Accident Factual Report: http://app.ntsb.gov/pdf

http://registry.faa.gov/N6919U


FAA Flight Standards District Office: FAA Milwaukee FSDO-13


NTSB Identification: CEN16CA383
14 CFR Part 91: General Aviation
Accident occurred Sunday, September 11, 2016 in Brodhead, WI
Probable Cause Approval Date: 01/18/2017
Aircraft: MOONEY M20D, registration: N6919U
Injuries: 1 Minor.

NTSB investigators used data provided by various entities, including, but not limited to, the Federal Aviation Administration and/or the operator and did not travel in support of this investigation to prepare this aircraft accident report.

The private pilot arrived to a turf strip to attend a fly-in event on the day of the accident. During departure, the pilot stated he applied full aft yoke during the takeoff roll and lifted off with a nose high attitude. Soon after takeoff, the airplane banked left and descended into a cornfield, which damaged the firewall. The pilot attributed his nose high attitude immediately after takeoff to an improper nose up trim setting, as he had not set the airplane's elevator trim to the takeoff position in accordance with the before takeoff checklist. The pilot reported no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

The National Transportation Safety Board determines the probable cause(s) of this accident as follows:
The pilot's loss of airplane control during initial climb due to an excessively nose-high attitude. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's failure to properly set the elevator trim before takeoff in accordance with the Before Takeoff checklist.

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