Ovation part out

[DavePage]

I thought someone would have posted about this salvage.  BAS began Monday parting a M20 R Ovation..Lots of parts available for you Ovation drivers.

https://baspartsales.com/blog/new-in-the-bas-disassembly-hangar-october-2nd-2025?_hsenc=p2ANqtz-8pVQavTMSiZYhyIkRZXxsBUYdhDXcSOEBB0VI99aFG-29Fcg89aVQ9BHixlChwZO_HwA_GUvJBj-NNgm5WhaSEZQibcw&_hsmi=383596616

[GeeBee]

That's an unusual main gear on that Ovation!

[1980Mooney]

11 hours ago, DavePage said:

I thought someone would have posted about this salvage.  BAS began Monday parting a M20 R Ovation..Lots of parts available for you Ovation drivers.

https://baspartsales.com/blog/new-in-the-bas-disassembly-hangar-october-2nd-2025?_hsenc=p2ANqtz-8pVQavTMSiZYhyIkRZXxsBUYdhDXcSOEBB0VI99aFG-29Fcg89aVQ9BHixlChwZO_HwA_GUvJBj-NNgm5WhaSEZQibcw&_hsmi=383596616

Bad news on this one.  I doubt there is much usable on this sad Ovation. All they are advertising are the avionics.

This is the one where the door popped open and the pilot managed to crash land it into the approach RAIL lights on landing.  The bottom of the plane is gone and it is literally bent in a "U" shape....  The NTSB investigated it.  

• In the Accident Report the Pilot said "Hit the perimeter fence, took out seven (7) HIRL landing lights and hit a berm which sheared the landing gear off".....

BTW - this is another "the door popped open" while taking off and in the pattern with a 76 year old pilot/owner flying and a 80 year old CFII in the right seat.

Accident Mooney M20R Ovation N62GH, Wednesday 26 July 2023

[MikeOH]

52 minutes ago, 1980Mooney said:

BTW - this is another "the door popped open" while taking off and in the pattern with a 76 year old pilot/owner flying and a 80 year old CFII in the right seat.

What's your point?

[Bartman]

The antennas on top look salvageable. 

[LANCECASPER]

Someone with an early M20M (pre S/N 27-0183) should buy the fiberglass/ultraleather interior from this one.

[Hank]

6 hours ago, 1980Mooney said:

BTW - this is another "the door popped open" while taking off.

Sad that only the avionics are salvageable! The NTSB report says that then wings and empennage suffereded significant damage."

Back to our recent discussion about doors popping open . . . .

[exM20K]

3 hours ago, Hank said:

Sad that only the avionics are salvageable! The NTSB report says that then wings and empennage suffereded significant damage."

Back to our recent discussion about doors popping open . . . .

Yeah, I tried to get the boost pump and relay. Both are trashed. That was a hard hit.

-dan

[1980Mooney]

1 hour ago, Hank said:

Sad that only the avionics are salvageable! The NTSB report says that then wings and empennage suffereded significant damage."

Yes - like this.....

[SuperSmash]

7 hours ago, MikeOH said:

What's your point?

Probably to emphasize how common and easy it is to freak out when a door opens in flight and to make dangerous flight decisions rather than just flying the plane and landing normally, as an open door almost never is an immediate safety of flight issue.

[Aerodon]

Balance weights for an encore upgrade.

[skykrawler]

I am not an ageist.   I have flown with a 80+ CFII (started flying at the end of WWII).   Loved the guy.   So much wisdom to impart.    On occasions he flew in a questionable manner - no point in providing examples.   It happens.  Of course I see that in younger pilots - but not so much CFII.

 

[MikeOH]

10 hours ago, SuperSmash said:

Probably to emphasize how common and easy it is to freak out when a door opens in flight and to make dangerous flight decisions rather than just flying the plane and landing normally, as an open door almost never is an immediate safety of flight issue.

Perhaps.

 What was the point/need to mention their ages?

[exM20K]

50 minutes ago, MikeOH said:

Perhaps.

 What was the point/need to mention their ages?

https://asn.flightsafety.org/wikibase/318371
serious injuries for, lets be frank, elderly occupants.

A “serious injury” is defined as “any injury which:

1. Requires hospitalization for more than 48 hours, commencing within 7 days from the date of the injury was received;

2. Results in a fracture of any bone (except simple fractures of fingers, toes, or nose);

3. Causes severe hemorrhages, nerve, muscle, or tendon damage;

4. Involves any internal organ; or

5. Involves second- or third-degree burns, or any burns affecting more than 5 percent of the body surface.”

I do hope the pilot and CFII recovered. 

-dan

[LANCECASPER]

14 hours ago, 1980Mooney said:

Yes - like this.....

The roll cage did its job.