# Accident 20061207028229A: Mooney M20R, Summersville, WV, December 7, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 7, 2006, 13:00 local time
- Place: Summersville, WV
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.2486° N, 80.9761° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2486&lon=-80.9761&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9165T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9165T-2013-11-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20R (registry code 5870225, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-550 series (registry code 17042, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-550-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20R
- Reported engine: CONT IO550G
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC07FA041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC07FA041) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20061207028229A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 NYC07FA041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC07FA041), Dec 7, 2006: Mooney M20R (N9165T), Summersville, WV, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The 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…

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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