# Accident 20160409002769A: Mooney Aircraft Corp. M20K, Ocala, FL, April 9, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 9, 2016, 08:51 local time
- Place: Ocala, FL
- Airport: Ocala International-Jim Taylor Field
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.1739° N, 82.2242° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.1739&lon=-82.2242&mi=10
- Aircraft: N96398, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N96398-2018-04-18) (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-360 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA16FA150](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA16FA150) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160409002769A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 ERA16FA150](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA16FA150), Apr 9, 2016: Mooney M20K (N96398), Ocala, FL, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain sufficient airspeed following a loss of engine power, which resulted in the airplane exceeding its critical angle of attack and an aerodynamic stall. Contributing to…

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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