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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Mooney M20F · North Little Ro, AR · May 13, 2016

Date
May 13, 2016 · 09:45 local
Place
North Little Ro, AR
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N6371Q
NTSB investigation
NTSBCEN16LA200
Reported as
Mooney M20F
Reported engine
Lycoming I0360 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
1,500 total800 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

On may 13, 2016 at 0945 CDT, an Mooney M20F, N6371Q, registered to barefoot aviation, LLC, experienced a loss of engine power while departing runway 5, and made an emergency landing on the nose of the aircraft before the main landing gear, which caused the nose gear to collapse. The aircraft departed the end of the runway at north Little rock municipal airport, north Little rock, Arkansas, while on a cross country flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and a VFR flight plan was not filed. The aircraft was substantially damaged, the certificated private pilot and passenger received no injuries. The flight originated from north Little rock, Arkansas on may 13, 2016 at 0940 CDT.

As the FAA filed it

ON MAY 13, 2016 AT 0945 CDT, AN MOONEY M20F, N6371Q, REGISTERED TO BAREFOOT AVIATION, LLC, EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER WHILE DEPARTING RUNWAY 5, AND MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING ON THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT BEFORE THE MAIN LANDING GEAR, WHICH CAUSED THE NOSE GEAR TO COLLAPSE. THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE END OF THE RUNWAY AT NORTH LITTLE ROCK MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, NORTH LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS, WHILE ON A CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND A VFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED, THE CERTIFICATED PRIVATE PILOT AND PASSENGER RECEIVED NO INJURIES. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM NORTH LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS ON MAY 13, 2016 AT 0940 CDT.

NTSB investigation

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