# Incident 20051124029739I: Mooney M20F, Hopkinsville, KY, November 24, 2005

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 24, 2005, 12:35 local time
- Place: Hopkinsville, KY
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.8381° N, 87.9397° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.8381&lon=-87.9397&mi=10
- Aircraft: N52DB, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N52DB) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20F (registry code 5870214, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 SER A&C (registry code 41511, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-ser-a-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20F
- Reported engine: LYC IO360A1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,300 total, 500 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC06IA036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC06IA036) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20051124029739I

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT DEPARTED HOPKINSVILLE, KY AIRPORT (HVG) AT APPROXIMATELY 11:20 HRS ON WHAT WAS TO BE A LOCAL AREA SIGHT SEEING/PROFICIENCY FLIGHT. PILOT WAS IN TRAFFIC PATTERN AT LAKE BARKELY STATE PARK PRACTICING TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS. AFTER CLIMB OUT FOR THIRD TOUCH AND GO, WHILE MAKING CROSSWIND TO DOWNWIND TURN THE ENGINE FAILED. PILOT STATED HE ATTEMPTED ENGINE RESTART WITHOUT SUCCESS. PILOT WAS FORCED TO SET DOWN IN LAKE BARKELY. AIRCRAFT SETTLED IN WATER WITHOUT FLIPPING OVER. PILOT WAS ABLE TO EXIT THE AIRCRAFT AND BRIEFLY SAT ON WING BEFORE SWIMMING TO SHORE. PILOT REFUSED MEDICAL TREATMENT AT THE SCENE.

## 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 NYC06IA036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC06IA036), Nov 24, 2005: Mooney M20F (N52DB), Cadiz, KY, incident, minor damage. Probable cause: Fuel starvation, which resulted in a loss of engine power.

## Other reports on N52DB (3)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20240530007139I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240530007139I), May 30, 2024: Mooney M20F (N52DB), Springfield, TN, Minor damage. During roll-out phase of landing, nose landing gear broke midway down causing the propeller to strike the runway.
- [Incident 19891006066179I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891006066179I), Oct 6, 1989: Mooney M20F (N52DB), Pensacola, FL, Minor damage. Landing gear collapsed on landing. Was returning after extensive landing gear work.
- [Incident 19831111070849I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831111070849I), Nov 11, 1983: Mooney M20F (N52DB), Wharton, TX, Minor damage. Electrical failure at night. Turned off runway onto grassy area in the dark and hit a ditch.

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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