What happened
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On 09 April 2016 at about 0900 hrs, I received a call from our regional operations center (roc), about an accident at Ocala international airport (ocf).
On April 9, 2016, about 0850 eastern daylight time, a Mooney M20K, N96398, was substantially damaged during a forced landing following a loss of engine power after takeoff from Ocala international airport (ocf), Ocala, Florida. The commercial pilot was fatally injured, and the passenger was seriously injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed for the flight intended for lakeland regional airport (lal), lakeland, Florida. The personal flight was conducted under the provisions of title 14 code of federal regulations part 91.
According to the FAA records , the pilot was age 49, held a comerical and flight instructors pilots certificate. His last medical was recorded on 02-2014 for a third class private.
The aircraft requested clearance from Ocala int. Airport runway 36, at about 300 feet he declared he loss his engine and requested to land on runway 26. ATC granted his request and witnesses stated the aircraft made a left turn over runway 26. Witness stated the aircraft porpoise twice while on final and then made an abrupt left turn. The aircraft came to rest on a grass surface on the airport infield located south of runway 26, at north 29-10-43, west 13-45-33.
The engine and its mount were separated from the airframe, but remained attached by cables and wires. The propeller was separated and located down the wreckage path from the first ground scar. The engine was rotated by hand through the vacuum pump drive pad. Continuity was established from the accessory section to the valvetrain and powertrain. Compression was confirmed using the thumb method. The turbocharger impeller moved freely when rotated.
The firewall, instrument panel, and center console were crushed aft in compression. The windshield was destroyed, and the cabin roof was torn spanwise from the door opening to about mid-cabin. The inboard sections of both wings were intact and remained attached to the fuselage. The left wing outboard of the flap was separated by impact. The leading edge of the right wing was crushed aft in compression.
As the FAA filed it
ON 09 APRIL 2016 AT ABOUT 0900 HRS, I RECEIVED A CALL FROM OUR REGIONAL OPERATIONS CENTER (ROC), ABOUT AN ACCIDENT AT OCALA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (OCF).
ON APRIL 9, 2016, ABOUT 0850 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A MOONEY M20K, N96398, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED DURING A FORCED LANDING FOLLOWING A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER AFTER TAKEOFF FROM OCALA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (OCF), OCALA, FLORIDA. THE COMMERCIAL PILOT WAS FATALLY INJURED, AND THE PASSENGER WAS SERIOUSLY INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR THE FLIGHT INTENDED FOR LAKELAND REGIONAL AIRPORT (LAL), LAKELAND, FLORIDA. THE PERSONAL FLIGHT WAS CONDUCTED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF TITLE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 91.
ACCORDING TO THE FAA RECORDS , THE PILOT WAS AGE 49, HELD A COMERICAL AND FLIGHT INSTRUCTORS PILOTS CERTIFICATE. HIS LAST MEDICAL WAS RECORDED ON 02-2014 FOR A THIRD CLASS PRIVATE.
THE AIRCRAFT REQUESTED CLEARANCE FROM OCALA INT. AIRPORT RUNWAY 36, AT ABOUT 300 FEET HE DECLARED HE LOSS HIS ENGINE AND REQUESTED TO LAND ON RUNWAY 26. ATC GRANTED HIS REQUEST AND WITNESSES STATED THE AIRCRAFT MADE A LEFT TURN OVER RUNWAY 26. WITNESS STATED THE AIRCRAFT PORPOISE TWICE WHILE ON FINAL AND THEN MADE AN ABRUPT LEFT TURN. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST ON A GRASS SURFACE ON THE AIRPORT INFIELD LOCATED SOUTH OF RUNWAY 26, AT NORTH 29-10-43, WEST 13-45-33.
THE ENGINE AND ITS MOUNT WERE SEPARATED FROM THE AIRFRAME, BUT REMAINED ATTACHED BY CABLES AND WIRES. THE PROPELLER WAS SEPARATED AND LOCATED DOWN THE WRECKAGE PATH FROM THE FIRST GROUND SCAR. THE ENGINE WAS ROTATED BY HAND THROUGH THE VACUUM PUMP DRIVE PAD. CONTINUITY WAS ESTABLISHED FROM THE ACCESSORY SECTION TO THE VALVETRAIN AND POWERTRAIN. COMPRESSION WAS CONFIRMED USING THE THUMB METHOD. THE TURBOCHARGER IMPELLER MOVED FREELY WHEN ROTATED.
THE FIREWALL, INSTRUMENT PANEL, AND CENTER CONSOLE WERE CRUSHED AFT IN COMPRESSION. THE WINDSHIELD WAS DESTROYED, AND THE CABIN ROOF WAS TORN SPANWISE FROM THE DOOR OPENING TO ABOUT MID-CABIN. THE INBOARD SECTIONS OF BOTH WINGS WERE INTACT AND REMAINED ATTACHED TO THE FUSELAGE. THE LEFT WING OUTBOARD OF THE FLAP WAS SEPARATED BY IMPACT. THE LEADING EDGE OF THE RIGHT WING WAS CRUSHED AFT IN COMPRESSION.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.