# Accident 20030302002869A: Mooney M20M, Destin, FL, March 2, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 2, 2003, 17:00 local time
- Place: Destin, FL
- Airport: Destin-Ft Walton Beach Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.4000° N, 86.4714° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.4000&lon=-86.4714&mi=10
- Aircraft: N101PB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N101PB-2015-05-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20M (registry code 5870222, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20M
- Reported engine: LYC TIO540*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,988 total, 301 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA03LA072](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA03LA072) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030302002869A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AFTER TAKEOFF FROM RUNWAY 32, DESTIN, FLORIDA (DTS), THE PILOT ENCOUNTERED FIRE AND SMOKE IN COCKPIT. PILOT RETURNED TO AIRPORT AND LANDED ON TEH DEPARTING RUNWAY. THE PILOT, WHO WAS THE LONE OCCUPANT OF THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SECOND AND THIRD DEGREE BURNS TO HIS LOWER LEGS. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL FIRE DAMAGE TO THE COCKPIT AREA AND RIGHT WING.

## 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 MIA03LA072](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA03LA072), Mar 2, 2003: Mooney M20M (N101PB), Destin, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The inadequate annual/100-hour inspection of the engine by the mechanic for his failure to properly secure the tailpipe assembly to the turbocharger resulting in separation of the tailpipe and…

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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