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FAA accident report · Mooney M20R · Summersville, WV · December 7, 2006

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Date
December 7, 2006 · 13:00 local
Place
Summersville, WV
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N9165T
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC07FA041
Reported as
Mooney M20R
Reported engine
Continental IO550G
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
N9165TRegistration cancelled Nov 8, 2013 · Mooney M20RS/N 29-0060 · Built 1995Airframe modelMooney M20REngine modelContinental IO-550 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) Aircraft was on an IFR flight, at 13,000 feet, and the pilot informed indianapolis center (ARTCC) that he was losing power and needed vectors to a nearby airport. Indianapolis ARTCC began vectoring N9165T to the beckley, WV airport. The pilot privacy data omitted, the PIC, reported that he didn't think that he would be able to make the beckley airport and requested something closer. Indianapolis ARTCC began vectoring N9165T to the Summersville, WV airport, and advised him that they had no weather report for that airport. On his last transmission to indianapolis ARTCC, the pilot privacy data omitted advised that he was unable to maintain altitude. The pilot privacy data omitted attempted an emergency landing in a field, approximately 5 miles west of the Summersville, WV airport, but overshot the field and struck several trees. A post impact fire developed that destroyed the aircraft. The aircraft engine was shipped to Continental motors for examination. An amendment to this report will state the findings.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AIRCRAFT WAS ON AN IFR FLIGHT, AT 13,000 FEET, AND THE PILOT INFORMED INDIANAPOLIS CENTER (ARTCC) THAT HE WAS LOSING POWER AND NEEDED VECTORS TO A NEARBY AIRPORT. INDIANAPOLIS ARTCC BEGAN VECTORING N9165T TO THE BECKLEY, WV AIRPORT. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY D^, THE PIC, REPORTED THAT HE DIDN'T THINK THAT HE WOULD BE ABLE TO MAKE THE BECKLEY AIRPORT AND REQUESTED SOMETHING CLOSER. INDIANAPOLIS ARTCC BEGAN VECTORING N9165T TO THE SUMMERSVILLE, WV AIRPORT, AND ADVISED HIM THAT THEY HAD NO WEATHER REPORT FOR THAT AIRPORT. ON HIS LAST TRANSMISSION TO INDIANAPOLIS ARTCC, THE PILOT ^PRIVACY D^ ADVISED THAT HE WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN ALTITUDE. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY D^ ATTEMPTED AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A FIELD, APPROXIMATELY 5 MILES WEST OF THE SUMMERSVILLE, WV AIRPORT, BUT OVERSHOT THE FIELD AND STRUCK SEVERAL TREES. A POST IMPACT FIRE DEVELOPED THAT DESTROYED THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE WAS SHIPPED TO CONTINENTAL MOTORS FOR EXAMINATION. AN AMENDMENT TO THIS REPORT WILL STATE THE FINDINGS.

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 NYC07FA041Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportSummersville, WVThe airplane's encounter with in-flight icing, which resulted in a loss of engine power. Contributing to the accident were the pilot's improper weather evaluation, the in-flight icing conditions, the reduced visibility from a snow squall during the forced…Dec 7, 2006 · Destroyed