# Incident 20000320002259I: Mooney M20K, Gonzales, LA, March 20, 2000

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 20, 2000, 18:30 local time
- Place: Gonzales, LA
- Airport: Louisiana Regional Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.1714° N, 90.9404° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at LOUISIANA RGNL (REG), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.1714&lon=-90.9404&mi=10
- Aircraft: N231MS, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N231MS) (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 TSIO360GB
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000320002259I

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT DEPARTED RUNWAY 35 AT 1820 HRS, FROM LOUISIANA REGIONAL AIRPORT, ASCENDED TO 300 FT AND THE ENGINE LOST COMPLETE POWER, THE PILOT STEERED THE AIRCRAFT TO THE LEFT AND FOUND AN AREA OF LAND TO PUT DOWN IN.  PILOT DID NOT PUT THE GEAR DOWN, LANDED AIRCRAFT GEAR UP.  CHECKED THE FUEL TANKS AND FOUND ALL FOUR TANKS FULL.  ON 3-27-00 AFTER REMOVING THE COWLING TO OBTAIN A FUEL SAMPLE, WHICH WAS NOT THE PROBLEM.  WE PRESSURIZED THE FUEL SYSTEM AND FOUND A "B" NUT LOOSE ON THE PRESSURE SIDE OF THE FUEL PUMP, WHICH WAS CONNECTED TO THE FUEL FLOW TRANSDUCER.  ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^

## Other reports on N231MS (1)

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

- [Incident 20020629014889I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020629014889I), Jun 29, 2002: Mooney M20K (N231MS), Hammond, LA, Minor damage. (-23) Pilot forgot to put gear down after a go-around. Pilot initially had the gear in the down position.

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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