# Accident 20061030030659A: Mooney M20E, Nacogdoches, TX, October 30, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 30, 2006, 16:30 local time
- Place: Nacogdoches, TX
- Airport: A L Mangham Jr. Regional
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.5778° N, 94.7083° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.5778&lon=-94.7083&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2591W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2591W-2017-05-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20E (registry code 5870212, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20E
- Reported engine: LYC IO360LYC*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 925 total, 800 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DFW07LA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW07LA017) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20061030030659A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON OCTOBER 30, 2006 AT 1630 CST, A MOONEY M-20-F, N2591W, REGISTERED TO THE PIC DEPARTED RUNWAY 18 AT NACOGDOCHES, TEXAS (OCH) FOR A PLEASURE FLIGHT IN THE LOCAL AREA. DURING CLIMB OUT AT APPROXIMATELY 300 FEET AGL THE PILOT REPORTED A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. THE AIRCRAFT MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING WITH THE LANDING GEAR EXTENDED IN A MUDDY FIELD. DURING THE LANDING THE LEFT WING AND NOSE GEAR WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE APPROPRIATELY RATED PILOT AND PASSENGER DID NOT SUSTAIN INJURIES.

## 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 DFW07LA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW07LA017), Oct 30, 2006: Mooney M20E (N2591W), Nacogdoches, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.

## Other reports on N2591W (1)

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

- [Incident 19840122009779I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840122009779I), Jan 22, 1984: Mooney M20E (N2591W), Washington, MO, Minor damage. Inadvertently retracted gear on takeoff. Aircraft settled back on runway.

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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