Mooney M20F - Accident Summary and Data Sources

Monticello Flying Club Pilot Transition Manual: Mooney M20F
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M20 SERIES ACCIDENT BY PHASE
PRIMARY CAUSE
ACCIDENTS
FATALITIES
INJURIES
VFR RATING
IFR RATING
Landing
137
2
62
80
57
Descent
61
81
27
30
31
Takeoff
28
8
15
16
12
Approach
20
8
11
8
12
Maneuver
18
28
7
6
12
Cruise
15
24
2
11
4
Standing
5
0
4
2
3
Taxi
5
0
2
3
2
Unknown
3
6
0
2
1
Climb
2
3
1
1
1
Total All Phases
294
160
131
159
135
TOTAL HRS
TOTAL M20
M20 90 DAY
Median Pilot Hours
851
140
8
M20 SERIES ACCIDENT BY FLIGHT PHASE
FLIGHT PHASE
ACCIDENTS
%ACCIDENTS
FATALITIES
%FATALITIES
Landing
137
46
2
1
Descent
61
21
81
51
Takeoff
28
9
8
5
Approach
20
7
8
5
Maneuver
18
6
28
17
Cruise
15
5
24
15
Standing
5
2
0
0
Taxi
5
2
0
0
Unknown
3
1
6
4
Climb
2
1
3
2
Total
294
100
160
100
SUMMARY
The "AOPA Safety Foundation" undertook this study. The original study contains a
number of accident reports from the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB). Since the
time that this study was written the "World Wide Web" has become natural resource for data
of all sorts. We would encourage pilots to use the Internet for further research on more resent
accidents. In addition to NTSB reports are data from the "National Aeronautics and Space
Administration" (NASA). NASA and their research staff base the data from NASA on safety
issues that are reported by pilots on the NASA form and studies performed. NASA also
produces a monthly safety bulletin. In the future the MAPASF will conduct a study, under a
grant from the FAA, on Mooney accidents.
NTSB: http://www.ntsb.gov/Aviation
NASA: http://www.olias.arc.gov/asrs