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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Mooney M20K · Jefferson City, MO · June 13, 2005

Date: June 13, 2005 · 13:02 local
Place: Jefferson City, MO
Airport: Jefferson City Memorial
Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N231HX
NTSB investigation: NTSBCHI05LA138
Reported as: Mooney M20K
Reported engine: Continental TSIO360*
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,900 total750 in this make and model70 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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(-23) Aircraft enroute from knoxville, Tennessee, (tys), to Kansas city, Missouri, (mci). Southeast of Jefferson City, Missouri, (jef), the pilot diverted from planned destination to land at jef due to weather. On final approach to runway 12, the control tower instructed the pilot to go around because the landing gear was still in the retracted position. After making a go-around, the aircraft lost power in the traffic pattern and crashed east of the airport in a bean field, as a result of fuel exhaustion.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AIRCRAFT ENROUTE FROM KNOXVILLE, TENNESSEE, (TYS), TO KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI, (MCI). SOUTHEAST OF JEFFERSON CITY, MISSOURI, (JEF), THE PILOT DIVERTED FROM PLANNED DESTINATION TO LAND AT JEF DUE TO WEATHER. ON FINAL APPROACH TO RUNWAY 12, THE CONTROL TOWER INSTRUCTED THE PILOT TO GO AROUND BECAUSE THE LANDING GEAR WAS STILL IN THE RETRACTED POSITION. AFTER MAKING A GO-AROUND, THE AIRCRAFT LOST POWER IN THE TRAFFIC PATTERN AND CRASHED EAST OF THE AIRPORT IN A BEAN FIELD, AS A RESULT OF FUEL EXHAUSTION.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB CHI05LA138Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportJefferson City, MOThe pilot's delay in diverting to an alternate destination due to low fuel indications which led to the fuel exhaustion, loss of engine power and the subsequent forced landing. Factors were the pilot's improper preflight inspection which resulted in an…Jun 13, 2005 · Substantial damage