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This weekend we saw 3 Mooney Incidents A M20J gear up landing - no injuries A M20K aborted takeoff go off the end - no injuries A M20J yoke come off, solo pilot regained control from right seat, ended in hard landing at VNY on the second attempt. Also no injuries. This is the first I've ever heard of a yoke coming off in flight. That had to be quite a surprise for the pilot! Are you ready for the yoke coming off?! With the wires that control the trim and AP disconnect, I wonder if that could lead to losing the AP as well as PTT button. My first thought was to restore aircraft control with the AP while moving to the co-pilot seat. There is quite a bit to do in flight changing seat positions between repositioning both seats, moving headset jacks and seat belts. Hope the plane suffered very minor damage and that we learn what may have led to the yoke detaching in flight. https://www.asias.faa.gov/apex/f?p=100:96:2498480348352::::P96_ENTRY_DATE,P96_MAKE_NAME,P96_FATAL_FLG:24-MAY-21,MOONEY https://flightaware.com/live/flight/N5717K
