# Accident 20070209003569A: Mooney M20K, Ingalls, KS, February 9, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 9, 2007, 23:37 local time
- Place: Ingalls, KS
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.7492° N, 100.0100° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.7492&lon=-100.0100&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5737M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5737M) (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 TSIO360*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 850 total, 104 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN07CA070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN07CA070) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070209003569A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON FEBRUARY 9, 2007, THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMIT^ DEPARTED FROM SAN DIEGO, CA MONTGOMERY FIELD (KMYF) AT 3:15 PM PST IN N5737M FOR AN IFR FLIGHT TO GARDEN CITY, KS (KGCK). ON APPROACH INTO KGCK, THE PILOT ^PRIVACY D^ REALIZED HE WAS LOW ON FUEL AND CONTINUED HIS APPROACH TO KGCK KNOWING THAT THE WEATHER AT KGCK WAS BELOW PUBLISHED MINIMUMS FOR THE APPROACH. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY D^ WAS FORCED TO MAKE A MISSED APPROACH AT KGCK DUE TO LOW VISIBILITY. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY D^ THEN ASKED KANSAS CITY CENTER FOR VECTORS TO AN AIRPORT WHERE HE COULD LAND NEARBY, ADVISING CENTER OF HIS LOW FUEL SITUATION. N5737M THEN BEGAN RUNNING ROUGH SHORTLY AFTER. ABOUT 2 MINUTES LATER, N5737M RAN OUT OF FUEL FORCING A LANDING OFF AIRPORT INTO A FIELD 6 MILES NORTH OF INGALLS, KS. NO INJURIES OCCURRED ON LANDING, HOWEVER THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

## 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 DEN07CA070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN07CA070), Feb 10, 2007: Mooney M20K (N5737M), Ingalls, KS, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate in-flight planning and decision making, and failure to refuel while en route, resulting in loss of engine power during cruise due to fuel exhaustion. Contributing to the…

## Other reports on N5737M (1)

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

- [Incident 20081014856469I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20081014856469I), Oct 14, 2008: Mooney M20K (N5737M), Hillsboro, OH, Minor damage. (-23) Aircraft is at hangar 6 at Hillsboro airport for repair. Eyewitness to the runway over run landing provided the pilot identity and other information.…

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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