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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Mooney M20 · Owasso, OK · September 9, 2000

Date
September 9, 2000 · 20:00 local
Place
Owasso, OK
Airport
Gundys Airport
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N866B
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW00LA255
Reported as
Mooney M20
Reported engine
Lycoming O320A3A
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
590 total184 in this make and model23 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) Pilot lost power just after take off only reaching approx. 20 feet in the air. Attempted to land on remaining runway. A/v over ran the runway and crossed 76 st. crossing a fence and approx. 50 feet out into the field. (Per pilot) (.4)on September 9, 2000, at 2000 central daylight time, a Mooney M20 airplane, N866B, was substantially damaged when it impacted a fence during a forced landing following the loss of engine power during takeoff from the Gundys Airport near Owasso, Oklahoma. The private pilot and his two passengers were not injured. The airplane was registered to and operated by the pilot. Night visual meteorological conditions prevailed and a flight plan was not filed for the 14 code of federal regulations part 91 personal flight. The flight was originating at the time of the accident and was destined for woodward, Oklahoma. During a telephone interview conducted by the NTSB investigator-in-charge, the 590-hour pilot stated that the flight departed runway 17 and was approximately 20 feet above the ground when the engine lost power. The pilot attempted to land on the remaining part of the 2,600-foot runw ay; however, the airplane overran the runway, crossed a road, went through a fence, struck a tree, and came to rest in a field. According to the pilot, the landing gear and right wing separated from the airplane. The pilot reported that the Lycoming O-320-A3A engine, serial number 2102-27, had accumulated 230.0 hours since its last overhaul, and 60.0 hours since its last annual inspection. Moreover, the pilot stated that he drained a total of 30 gallons of fuel from the aircraft subsequent to the accident. The FAA inspector, who traveled to the accident site, was able to rotate the constant-speed propeller and achieve thumb compression on all four cylinders. The right magneto was removed, rotated manually, and found to be in working order. The propeller, throttle and mixture control cables were verified to be operational by the FAA inspector.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT LOST POWER JUST AFTER TAKE OFF ONLY REACHING APPROX. 20 FEET IN THE AIR. ATTEMPTED TO LAND ON REMAINING RUNWAY. A/V OVER RAN THE RUNWAY AND CROSSED 76 ST. CROSSING A FENCE AND APPROX. 50 FEET OUT INTO THE FIELD. (PER PILOT) (.4)ON SEPTEMBER 9, 2000, AT 2000 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A MOONEY M20 AIRPLANE, N866B, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHEN IT IMPACTED A FENCE DURING A FORCED LANDING FOLLOWING THE LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DURING TAKEOFF FROM THE GUNDYS AIRPORT NEAR OWASSO, OKLAHOMA. THE PRIVATE PILOT AND HIS TWO PASSENGERS WERE NOT INJURED. THE AIRPLANE WAS REGISTERED TO AND OPERATED BY THE PILOT. NIGHT VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND A FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED FOR THE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT. THE FLIGHT WAS ORIGINATING AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT AND WAS DESTINED FOR WOODWARD, OKLAHOMA. DURING A TELEPHONE INTERVIEW CONDUCTED BY THE NTSB INVESTIGATOR-IN-CHARGE, THE 590-HOUR PILOT STATED THAT THE FLIGHT DEPARTED RUNWAY 17 AND WAS APPROXIMATELY 20 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND WHEN THE ENGINE LOST POWER. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO LAND ON THE REMAINING PART OF THE 2,600-FOOT RUNW AY; HOWEVER, THE AIRPLANE OVERRAN THE RUNWAY, CROSSED A ROAD, WENT THROUGH A FENCE, STRUCK A TREE, AND CAME TO REST IN A FIELD. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, THE LANDING GEAR AND RIGHT WING SEPARATED FROM THE AIRPLANE. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THE LYCOMING O-320-A3A ENGINE, SERIAL NUMBER 2102-27, HAD ACCUMULATED 230.0 HOURS SINCE ITS LAST OVERHAUL, AND 60.0 HOURS SINCE ITS LAST ANNUAL INSPECTION. MOREOVER, THE PILOT STATED THAT HE DRAINED A TOTAL OF 30 GALLONS OF FUEL FROM THE AIRCRAFT SUBSEQUENT TO THE ACCIDENT. THE FAA INSPECTOR, WHO TRAVELED TO THE ACCIDENT SITE, WAS ABLE TO ROTATE THE CONSTANT-SPEED PROPELLER AND ACHIEVE THUMB COMPRESSION ON ALL FOUR CYLINDERS. THE RIGHT MAGNETO WAS REMOVED, ROTATED MANUALLY, AND FOUND TO BE IN WORKING ORDER. THE PROPELLER, THROTTLE AND MIXTURE CONTROL CABLES WERE VERIFIED TO BE OPERATIONAL BY THE FAA INSPECTOR.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.