# Accident 20000909008209A: Mooney M20, Owasso, OK, September 9, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 9, 2000, 20:00 local time
- Place: Owasso, OK
- Airport: Gundys Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.2803° N, 95.8295° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.2803&lon=-95.8295&mi=10
- Aircraft: N866B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N866B-2001-03-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20 (registry code 5870202, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20
- Reported engine: LYC O320A3A
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 590 total, 184 in this make and model, 23 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW00LA255](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW00LA255) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000909008209A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 FTW00LA255](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW00LA255), Sep 10, 2000: Mooney M20 (N866B), Owasso, OK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power for undetermined reasons. A factor was the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing.

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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