Mooney M-20 N6029Q

Summary

On 22 January 1982 at about 00:45 local time, a Mooney M-20 registered N6029Q, operated by Wisconsin Flyers Incorporated, was involved in an accident near Shell Lake, Wisconsin, United States. 4 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

22 January 1982 at 00:45

Classification

Accident

Location

Shell Lake, Wisconsin, United States

Nearest airport

Shell Lake (39D)

Coordinates

45.7298, -91.8908

Aircraft

Mooney M-20

Registration

N6029Q

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Wisconsin Flyers Incorporated

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Shell Lake → Eau Claire

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Night/Dark

NTSB number

CHI82DA029

Nobody was injured.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE PILOT INITIATED HIS TAKEOFF ROLL ON A RUNWAY COVERED WITH HARD PACKED SNOW. AS THE NOSEWHEEL WAS LIFTED OFF OF THE RUNWAY, THE AIRCRAFT STARTED TO DRIFT LEFT. THE PILOT STATED THAT WHEN HE APPLIED RIGHT RUDDER AND SLIGHTLY LOWERED THE NOSE, THE PLANE CAME BACK TO THE CENTER OF THE RUNWAY. HOWEVER, HE SAID THAT HE RELAXED THE RUDDER PRESSURE AND THE AIRCRAFT APPARENTLY MOVED BACK TO THE LEFT. THE LEFT WING BEGAN MAKING CONTACT WITH A SNOWBANK AT THE SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT THEN VEERED FARTHER LEFT AND WENT UP ON THE SNOWBANK.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.