# Accident 20130818018049A: Mooney M20J, Kansas City, MO, August 18, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 18, 2013, 14:49 local time
- Place: Kansas City, MO
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.1505° N, 94.5790° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1505&lon=-94.5790&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9201R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9201R-2018-03-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20J (registry code 5870219, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20J
- Reported engine: LYCOMING A3B6D
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 309 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN13FA496](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13FA496) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130818018049A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT INITIATED THE TAKEOFF ON RUNWAY 19 FROM INTERSECTION KILO. INITIAL LIFT OFF APPEARED NORMAL FOLLOWED BY AN EARLY LANDING GEAR RETRACTION. CLIMBING THROUGH THE INTERSECTION OF RUNWAYS 3-21, THE PILOT EXCITEDLY DECLARED AN UNSPECIFIED EMERGENCY AND THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO DESCEND AS THOUGH TO LAND. A PILOT "EAR-WITNESS" NEARBY HEARD AN ABRUPT LOSS OF PROPULSION NOISE AT THIS TIME. THE AIRCRAFT DESCENDED TO WITHIN ABOUT 10 FEET OF THE RUNWAY AT WHICH TIME THE ENGINE BEGAN PRODUCING POWER AGAIN. THE AIRCRAFT WAS OBSERVED TO RESUME A CLIMB ON THE RUNWAY HEADING TO APPROXIMATELY 300-400 FEET, WHEREUPON THE PILOT AGAIN DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND BEGAN A RIGHT-HAND TURN OF INCREASING BANK TO RETURN TO THE AIRPORT. THE AIRCRAFT APPEARED TO STALL DURING THE TURN AND ENTERED AN INCIPIENT SPIN JUST PRIOR TO IMPACT IN A NEAR VERTICAL ATTITUDE IN THE RIVER BOTTOMS SOUTH OF THE LEVEE AND JUST NORTH OF THE RIVER AT THE SOUTH-SOUTHWEST AIRPORT BOUNDARY.

## 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 CEN13FA496](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13FA496), Aug 18, 2013: Mooney M20J (N9201R), Kansas City, MO, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's improper decision to attempt continued flight after a momentary loss of engine power with usable runway remaining. Contributing to the accident were the pilot's premature retraction of…

## Other reports on N9201R (1)

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

- [Incident 19920313016909I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920313016909I), Mar 13, 1992: Mooney M20J (N9201R), Medina, OH, Minor damage. Pilot stated he forgot to lower landing gear. Landed gear up.

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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