# Accident 20010210007059A: Mooney M20K, Newhudson, MI, February 10, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 10, 2001, 16:55 local time
- Place: Newhudson, MI
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.5007° N, 83.6107° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5007&lon=-83.6107&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1157P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1157P) (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
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI01LA088](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01LA088) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010210007059A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT WAS ENROUTE FROM NASHVILLE, TN (BNA) TO OAKLAND-PONTIAC AIRPORT (PTK). PILOT WAS USING LEFT TANK ABOUT NEW HUDSON, MI. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE FIRST NOTICED EGT FLUCTUATIONS SO HE PUSHED THE MIXTURE FULL RICH AND BY THAT TIME THE ENGINE QUIT. HE SWITCHED TO THE RIGHT TANK AND TURNED THE PRIME/HIGH BOOST ON AND THE ENGINE SURGED BUT FAILED TO START. AT THIS POINT THE PILOT TURNED HIS ATTENTION TO LANDING AND DID NOT TRY FURTHER RESTARTS. HE LANDED ON A FROZEN LAKE SURFACE WITH THE GEAR RETRACTED AND SLID TO SHORE AND HIT THE BANK WITH THE LEFT WING FIRST. THE ICE SUPPORTED THE AIRCRAFT. THE LEFT WING SPAR IS BENT AT THE MIDDLE OF THE AILERON. DURING RECOVERY OF THE AIRCRAFT THE RIGHT TANK WAS FOUND TO BE EMPTY AND THE LEFT HAD 6 GALLONS OF FUEL IN IT. RECOVERY WAS TWO DAYS AFTER THE ACCIDENT. THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE OF FUEL LEAKAGE.

## 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 CHI01LA088](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01LA088), Feb 10, 2001: Mooney M20K (N1157P), New Hudson, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: Inadequate preflight planning/preparation which resulted in an adequate fuel supply for the flight and subsequently in fuel starvation. A factor associated with the accident was the steep bank which…

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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