# Accident 20160513005639A: Mooney M20F, North Little Ro, AR, May 13, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 13, 2016, 09:45 local time
- Place: North Little Ro, AR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.8333° N, 92.2522° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.8333&lon=-92.2522&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6371Q, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6371Q) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20F (registry code 5870214, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20F
- Reported engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,500 total, 800 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN16LA200](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN16LA200) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160513005639A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 CEN16LA200](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN16LA200), May 13, 2016: Mooney M20 (N6371Q), Little Rock, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power due to water contamination of the fuel.

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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