# Accident 20060422008319A: Mooney M20K, Columbus-W Pt-, MS, April 22, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 22, 2006, 12:50 local time
- Place: Columbus-W Pt-, MS
- Airport: Golden Triangle Regional
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.4703° N, 88.5931° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4703&lon=-88.5931&mi=10
- Aircraft: N231GE, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N231GE-2018-01-11) (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
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO360GB
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 2,338 total, 2,338 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DFW06FA110](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW06FA110) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060422008319A

## Narrative

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

(-23) N231GE, MOONEY AIRCRAFT DEPARTED GOLDEN TRIANGLE AIRPORT APPROXIMATELY 1749 ZULU TIME. THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED RUNWAY 36. THE PILOT BRIEFLY REPORTED ON ZME (127.1) MEMPHIS CENTER HE HAD TOTAL POWER FAILURE. THE PILOT TRIED TO RETURN TO GTR, RIGHT WING HIT A TREE AND SEVERED THE RIGHT WING OFF THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST APPROXIMATELY 3/4 OF A MILE NORTH OF RUNWAY 36.

## 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 DFW06FA110](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW06FA110), Apr 22, 2006: Mooney M20K (N231GE), Columbus, MS, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The loss of engine power for undetermined reasons. A contributing factor was the pilot's improper decision to forgo suitable forced landing opportunities in an attempt to return to the airport.

## Other reports on N231GE (1)

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

- [Accident 19810725048849A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810725048849A), Jul 25, 1981: Mooney M20K (N231GE), Defuniak Spring, FL, Substantial damage. Engine quit en route. Collapsed nose gear landing in a pasture. Found broken engine connecting rod. Fatigue failure

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.