Accident to the Mooney M20J registered D-EIKE on 30/08/2024 at Avignon

Loss of control during takeoff roll, runway excursion, cartwheel, nose gear failure

Responsible entity

France - BEA

Investigation progression Closed

Progress: 100%

The final report has been published (December 2024). A courtesy translation into English will be available soon.

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General information
Local date	30/08/2024
Responsible entity	France - BEA
State or area of occurrence	France - 84 Vaucluse
Location	Avignon Caumont AD
Human consequences	None
Aircraft consequences	Substantial
Occurrence class	Accident
Occurence category	LOC-G: Loss of control - ground, RE: Runway excursion
File number	BEA2024-0368

Flight Information
Aircraft category	Aeroplane - Small aeroplane
Operator	France - Private Operator
Manufacturer / Model	MOONEY - M20J
Aircraft Registration	D-EIKE
State of registry	Germany
Last departure point	France - LFMV (AVN): Avignon Caumont
Planned destination	France - LFMV (AVN): Avignon Caumont
Flight phase	Take-off
Serial number	24-3209
Operator Type AG	Private owner
Operation Type	Non-Commercial Operations - Pleasure - Local

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