20121205027549A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Mooney M20E · Gurdon, AR · December 5, 2012

Date: December 5, 2012 · 12:00 local
Place: Gurdon, AR
Airport: Gurdon Lowe Field
Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N9493V
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN13LA095
Reported as: Mooney M20E
Reported engine: Lycoming I0360 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 890 total500 in this make and model4 in the last 90 days

N9493VRegistration cancelled Jan 10, 2018 · Mooney M20ES/N 700047 · Built 1970 Airframe modelMooney M20E Engine modelLycoming I0360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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On December 5, 2012 at 1200 CST, a Mooney M20E, N9493V, collided with a ditch during following an off airport emergency landing. The intended airport was Gurdon municipal airport, in Gurdon Arkansas. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and no flight plan had been filed. The aircraft was substantially damaged and the pilot was not injured. The flight originated at pine bluff , Arkansas, on December 5, 2012, at approximately 1130 CST.

As the FAA filed it

ON DECEMBER 5, 2012 AT 1200 CST, A MOONEY M20E, N9493V, COLLIDED WITH A DITCH DURING FOLLOWING AN OFF AIRPORT EMERGENCY LANDING. THE INTENDED AIRPORT WAS GURDON MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, IN GURDON ARKANSAS. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND NO FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED AND THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT PINE BLUFF , ARKANSAS, ON DECEMBER 5, 2012, AT APPROXIMATELY 1130 CST.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB CEN13LA095Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportGurdon, ARThe total loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined because no mechanical engine malfunctions were identified and because the actual fuel load and distribution at the time of the accident could not be determined.Dec 5, 2012 · Substantial damage