Another Mooney accident that just gives aviation a bad name.

[Bennett]

From Areo News .net

Pilot Involved In Accident Admits To Alcohol Use

 

Plane Struck Power Line Near Dayton, OH, After Running Out Of Fuel

The pilot of a Mooney M20E which ran out of fuel and struck a power line during an emergency landing just outside Dayton, OH, on March 11 admitted that he had consumed alcohol before initiating the flight. Neither the pilot or his passenger were fatally injured in the accident.

The Dayton Daily News reports that the pilot was identified as Doug Morgan of Middletown, OH, who reportedly hangared his airplane at Hook Field (KMWO) in Middletown, which is south of Dayton. The passenger was identified as Thomas "Tom" Duncan, also of Middletown.

According to a factual report released by the NTSB, the pilot and passenger departed the airport for a local flight at night. During an approach to land at another airport, the pilot attempted to activate the runway lights via the push-to-talk radio switch in the cockpit; however, he reported the lights would not activate. The pilot then attempted to locate another airport in which he flew into class C and class D airspace without clearance.

At several points in the flight, the pilot entered instrument meteorological conditions without clearance. Subsequently, the airplane ran out of fuel, and the pilot executed a forced landing. During the forced landing, the airplane impacted power lines and brush covered terrain. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the fuselage and both wings. Examination of the airplane did not reveal any preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

According to the FAA inspector, the pilot did not hold a current medical certificate or flight review, and the airplane's annual inspection was not current. The pilot admitted to emergency first responders that he had been consuming alcohol before the flight. Numerous attempts to obtain a completed Pilot/Operator Accident Report (NTSB Form 6120.1) from the pilot were unsuccessful.

(Mooney M20E pictured in file photo. Not accident airplane)

 

[alex]

DUMBASS!

[Marauder]

Was the plane he was flying the one that was rebuilt after a significant amount of damage?

[John Pleisse]

Good Lord.....this guy, on top of not having a medical or BFR, managed 10 or 15 infractions in one flight. The alcohol is a real beauty and I suspect the precursor to nearly everything that followed. I would love to hear him describe flying in IMC drunk.

 

W-I-N-N-I-N-G !!!!!!   :)

[KSMooniac]

Was the plane he was flying the one that was rebuilt after a significant amount of damage?

Yes, that was the rebuilt flood plane.  

[Marauder]

Thought I remember reading that somewhere. Hopefully this time around may it rest in piece or pieces...

[kmyfm20s]

I get the feeling there may be some more ramp checks in the future.

[M016576]

IRT the aircraft... Even after being a "Franken-plane", flooded, chopped up, rebuilt, starved of fuel, crash landed into telephone poles... The Pilot and Passenger STILL walked away unharmed. Gotta love a mooney! Don't gotta love it's pilot, though ;-) !!!

[eaglebkh]

I wouldn't go so far as to say that this gives aviation a bad name.  Rather, this just confirms that alcohol consumption severly impairs judgement, which goes way beyond aviation.

 

But for some reason, I also wouldn't be surprised if this winner would have done the same thing sober...

[Bennett]

And if the aircraft was insured, then the violations of the FARs, and material misrepresentations in the application (and in many policies, a breach of warranty)  - lack of Medical, lack of Current Flight Review for the pilot, lack of a current annual inspection for the aircraft, would allow the carrier to deny coverage under their contract, and probably give them grounds for rescind the policy itself. 

[OR75]

I am wondering if there is a suggestion that the fact the plane was rebuilt after a significant amount of damage may have played a role.

 

Maybe some lawyer can pick up on that and at the end ..... drive our cost of flying up a little higher

[1964-M20E]

I’m not defending the guy or what he did and he admitted to consuming alcohol before the flight.  The regulations do not allow for any alcohol in your system or consumption less than 8 hours before a flight.  There have been times where 24 hours after drinking I would not want to go flying.

 

My point is that we do not know how much alcohol he consumed and if that was really the cause.  People tend to immediately accuse alcohol as the culprit in any accident it makes good headlines.

 

Ultimately pilot error is to blame no matter what and at the end of the day he ran out of gas on top of multiple other violations.  Like any accident or incident in this case there is a long chain of events that any one of them by themselves and outcome would have been fine but when you put them all together you get bad results.

[FlyDave]

I can't refer to any of this person's actions as "pilot error". I tend to think of this "pilot's" (word used very loosely) actions as blatant stupidity. Nothing was right on that flight...from pilot condition to pilot currency to aircraft legality...Nothing!

He deserves and will go to jail for this.

[alex]

Idiots will be idiots, regardless of their mode of transportation.

 

 

 

 

http://www.wlsam.com/common/page.php?pt=Cops%3A+Woman+arrested+for+DUI+was+celebrating+end+of+previous+DUI&id=35943&is_corp=0

[scottfromiowa]

Darwin, where are you when we need you. I hope he does not breed...

[rbridges]

Good Lord.....this guy, on top of not having a medical or BFR, managed 10 or 15 infractions in one flight. The alcohol is a real beauty and I suspect the precursor to nearly everything that followed. I would love to hear him describe flying in IMC drunk.

 

W-I-N-N-I-N-G !!!!!!   :)

 

do you get some type of trophy or award for most infractions per incident?  

[PTK]

Stupid...Yes.  Unsagacious...Definitely! Should the FAA and everybody else throw the book at him...Most definitely. Lock him up and throw away the key!

But does this idiot give aviation a "bad name?"

I don't think so. Not anymore than a drunk driver gives driving a bad name.

[Bennett]

I think that public perception of aviators is important, and publicity about drinking pilots, GA or airline pilots, paints an unhelpful view of pilots in general. Us "fat cats" don't need any more adverse press.

[M20F-1968]

Apparently, the airplane was given a new airworthiness certificate after it was peced back together.

 

John Breda

[Oscar Avalle]

From Areo News .net

Pilot Involved In Accident Admits To Alcohol Use

 

Plane Struck Power Line Near Dayton, OH, After Running Out Of Fuel

The pilot of a Mooney M20E which ran out of fuel and struck a power line during an emergency landing just outside Dayton, OH, on March 11 admitted that he had consumed alcohol before initiating the flight. Neither the pilot or his passenger were fatally injured in the accident.

The Dayton Daily News reports that the pilot was identified as Doug Morgan of Middletown, OH, who reportedly hangared his airplane at Hook Field (KMWO) in Middletown, which is south of Dayton. The passenger was identified as Thomas "Tom" Duncan, also of Middletown.

According to a factual report released by the NTSB, the pilot and passenger departed the airport for a local flight at night. During an approach to land at another airport, the pilot attempted to activate the runway lights via the push-to-talk radio switch in the cockpit; however, he reported the lights would not activate. The pilot then attempted to locate another airport in which he flew into class C and class D airspace without clearance.

At several points in the flight, the pilot entered instrument meteorological conditions without clearance. Subsequently, the airplane ran out of fuel, and the pilot executed a forced landing. During the forced landing, the airplane impacted power lines and brush covered terrain. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the fuselage and both wings. Examination of the airplane did not reveal any preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

According to the FAA inspector, the pilot did not hold a current medical certificate or flight review, and the airplane's annual inspection was not current. The pilot admitted to emergency first responders that he had been consuming alcohol before the flight. Numerous attempts to obtain a completed Pilot/Operator Accident Report (NTSB Form 6120.1) from the pilot were unsuccessful.

(Mooney M20E pictured in file photo. Not accident airplane)

 

 

idiot

[RJBrown]

Stupid can often be a destination. Fortunately for this guy it was only a journey.

[flyboy0681]

No doubt he is in a heap of trouble with the FAA on several fronts. Any savings he has now will be greatly diminished by the end of this episode.

[danb35]

The regulations do not allow for any alcohol in your system or consumption less than 8 hours before a flight.

The section I've bolded is simply incorrect--the limit is .04%, at least for part 91 operations.  That isn't much, but it's more than 0.

[Bennett]

(a) No person may act or attempt to act as a crewmember of a civil aircraft—

(1) Within 8 hours after the consumption of any alcoholic beverage;

(2) While under the influence of alcohol;

(3) While using any drug that affects the person's faculties in any way contrary to safety; or

(4) While having an alcohol concentration of 0.04 or greater in a blood or breath specimen. Alcohol concentration means grams of alcohol per deciliter of blood or grams of alcohol per 210 liters of breath.

[flyboy0681]

(4) While having an alcohol concentration of 0.04 or greater in a blood or breath specimen. Alcohol concentration means grams of alcohol per deciliter of blood or grams of alcohol per 210 liters of breath.

 

 

Maybe #4 means use of any product which contains alcohol, such as OTC cough syrup.