# Incident 20110226002829I: Mooney M20E, Kendall, FL, February 26, 2011

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 26, 2011, 14:30 local time
- Place: Kendall, FL
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 25.6673° N, 80.3528° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kendall, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.6673&lon=-80.3528&mi=10
- Aircraft: N435RT, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N435RT) (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: LYCOMING I0360 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 745 total, 508 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110226002829I

## Narrative

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

AFTER TAKE OFF ENGINE START SPUTTERING, TURNING INTO CROSSWIND ENGINE CONTINUED TO LOOSE POWER AND IN DOWNWIND ENGINE STOPPED. AIRMEN REQUESTED TOWER IMMEDIATE ATTENTION AND WAS CLEARED TO LAND. AIRMEN THEN LANDED ON A GRASS STRIP ON THE SAME AIRPORT.

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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