# Accident 20110730021999A: Mooney Aircraft Corp. M20K, Opelousas, LA, July 30, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 30, 2011, 11:04 local time
- Place: Opelousas, LA
- Airport: St Landry Parish-Ahart Field
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.5583° N, 92.0994° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.5583&lon=-92.0994&mi=10
- Aircraft: N231EH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N231EH-2015-05-06) (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 AIRCRAFT CORP. M20K
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR TSIO
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 4,400 total, 200 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN11LA529](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11LA529) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110730021999A

## Narrative

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

AIRMAN DEPARTED FROM RUNWAY 18. AT ABOUT 200 FEET AGL LANDING GEAR WAS RETRACTED. AT THIS POINT PILOT STATED THE ENGINE LOST POWER. AN UNSUCCESSFUL ATTEMPT WAS MADE TO RETURN TO THE AIRPORT. THE AIRCRAFT APPEARED TO HAVE STALLED AND IMPACTED A LINE OF SMALL TREES APPROXIMATELY 1/8 MILE FROM RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WITH NO POST IMPACT FIRE. CONTINENTAL MOTORS INC, ENGINE FINAL FIELD INSPECTION REPORT STATED, THE LEFT MAGNETO WAS FIRING ERRATICALLY AT LOW AND HIGH RPM.

## 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 CEN11LA529](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11LA529), Jul 30, 2011: Mooney M20K (N231EH), Opelousas, LA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power due to fuel contamination.

## Other reports on N231EH (1)

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

- [Accident 20021012028169A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20021012028169A), Oct 12, 2002: Mooney M20K (N231EH), Rexburg, ID, Substantial damage. (-23) Pilot stated that just prior to touch down the aircraft ballooned up a couple of times. The pilot landed the aircraft on the runway and applied 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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