# Accident 19910831037609A: Mooney M20K, Burlington, WI, August 31, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 31, 1991, 08:40 local time
- Place: Burlington, WI
- Airport: Burlington Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.6704° N, 88.2691° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.6704&lon=-88.2691&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9514R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9514R-2022-12-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20K (registry code 5870220, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-360 series (registry code 17019, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20K
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO360G
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,250 total, 1,200 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI91LA283](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91LA283) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910831037609A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

SETTLED INTO ROUGH FIELD ON CLIMBOUT. REPORTED POWER LOSS,NONE FOUND. WARM DAY, OVER GROSS WEIGHT.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI91LA283](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91LA283), Aug 31, 1991: Mooney M20K (N9514R), Burlington, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S EXCEEDING THE AIRPLANE'S LICENSED GROSS WEIGHT AND THE PILOT'S IMPROPER PREFLIGHT PLANNING AND PREPARATION.

## Other reports on N9514R (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20210520009589A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210520009589A), May 20, 2021: Mooney Aircraft Corp. M20K (N9514R), Dawson, GA, Substantial damage. On may 20, 2021, at approximately 0945 eastern daylight time, a 1980 Mooney, M20K19, with registration N9514R, sustained major damage while attempting an…
- [Incident 19840309012429I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840309012429I), Mar 9, 1984: Mooney M20K (N9514R), Laramie, WY, Minor damage. Actuated gear down switch for landing. Landed gear up. Failed to note gear circuit breaker was popped.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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