# Accident 20120415006159A: Mooney M20B, Rosamond, CA, April 15, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 15, 2012, 14:05 local time
- Place: Rosamond, CA
- Airport: Rosamond Skypark
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.8667° N, 118.2000° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.8667&lon=-118.2000&mi=10
- Aircraft: N74518, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N74518-2012-06-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20B (registry code 5870206, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20B
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 280 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR12CA166](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12CA166) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120415006159A

## Narrative

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

ON 04/15/2012, 1405 PST. N74518, A MOONEY M20-B EXPERIENCED ENGINE FAILURE DURING TAKE OFF CLIMB OUT. A DEAD STICK, GEAR UP LANDING WAS PERFORMED INTO A VACANT FIELD LOCATED AT THE WEST END OF THE ROSAMOND AIRPORT RUNWAY, ROSAMOND, CALIFORNIA.

## 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 WPR12CA166](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12CA166), Apr 15, 2012: Mooney M20B (N74518), Rosamond, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power during takeoff due to fuel starvation as a result of the pilot’s selection of an empty fuel tank prior to departure.

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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