LANSING, IL, USA
N10SF
MOONEY M20E
THE PLT HAD JUST DEMONSTRATED THE ACFT FOR SALE AND FILED AN IFR FLT PLAN. RUN UP AND PRE-TAKEOFF CHECKS WERE RUSHED TO BEAT VOID CLEARANCE TIME. JUST BEFORE LIFTOFF, PLT NOTED SLUGGISH ACCELERATION BUT BELIEVED INSUFFICIENT RUNWAY REMAINED TO SUCCESSFULLY ABORT TAKEOFF. ON INITIAL CLIMB, ENG BEGAN TO VIBRATE AND POWER OUTPUT WAS MARGINAL FOR CONTINUED FLT. PLT WAS ABLE TO MANEUVER DOWNWIND FOR LOW, CLOSE-IN APPROACH. AFTER ATTAINING RUNWAY ALIGNMENT, PLT REALIZED HE HAD EXCESS ALTITUDE AND AIRSPEED BUT ELECTED TO CONTINUE APPROACH. ACFT TOUCHED DOWN LONG ON WET RUNWAY AND RAN OFF END, COLLIDING WITH A PERIMETER ROAD GUARD RAIL. POST-MISHAP INVESTIGATION OF ENG REVEALED NO DISCREPANCIES EXCEPT WITH LEFT MAGNETO ONLY SELECTED, ENG RAN ROUGH. LEFT MAGNETO, HARNESS AND SPARK PLUGS TESTED TO SPECIFICATIONS.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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