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FAA accident report · Mooney M20K · Skiatook, OK · August 2, 2017

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Date
August 2, 2017 · 03:55 local
Place
Skiatook, OK
Airport
Skiatook Municipal
Phase of flight
Landing: Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N95442
NTSB investigation
NTSBGAA17CA472
Reported as
Mooney M20K
Reported engine
Continental TSIO-360 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
1,009 total107 in this make and model87 in the last 90 days
N95442Registered now · Mooney M20KS/N 25-0489 · Built 1980Airframe modelMooney M20KEngine modelContinental TSIO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

Departed kbvo around 5 pm on a direct flight to 2F6 to fuel N95442, which is 28 statute miles. Upon departure left tank low fuel light was on, right tank low fuel light was off and showed between 1/8 and 1/4 full. Fuel selector was on right tank. Pilot made radio announcement on 122.8 to Skiatook to report 7 miles nnw and inbound. Reported mid field left downwind leg landing rwy 36. Deployed gear and added first notch of flaps. Slowed aircraft to 80KTS. Made left base turn and then left turn to final with power pulled back to 15 in/mg. As the glide scope looked correct, added power with no response from throttle. Pumped throttle several times with no response from engine. Low altitude getting critical, no power from engine made slight right turn to avoid upcoming power lines and made off field landing in the only opening in sight. The right wing impacted the ground with enough force to pitch the aircraft onto the left gear causing it to fold up. Subsequently the nose gear impacted the ground and was ripped from the aircraft, the propeller struck next and the aircraft slid approximately 160' before coming to rest on a residential driveway.

As the FAA filed it

DEPARTED KBVO AROUND 5 PM ON A DIRECT FLIGHT TO 2F6 TO FUEL N95442, WHICH IS 28 STATUTE MILES. UPON DEPARTURE LEFT TANK LOW FUEL LIGHT WAS ON, RIGHT TANK LOW FUEL LIGHT WAS OFF AND SHOWED BETWEEN 1/8 AND 1/4 FULL. FUEL SELECTOR WAS ON RIGHT TANK. PILOT MADE RADIO ANNOUNCEMENT ON 122.8 TO SKIATOOK TO REPORT 7 MILES NNW AND INBOUND. REPORTED MID FIELD LEFT DOWNWIND LEG LANDING RWY 36. DEPLOYED GEAR AND ADDED FIRST NOTCH OF FLAPS. SLOWED AIRCRAFT TO 80KTS. MADE LEFT BASE TURN AND THEN LEFT TURN TO FINAL WITH POWER PULLED BACK TO 15 IN/MG. AS THE GLIDE SCOPE LOOKED CORRECT, ADDED POWER WITH NO RESPONSE FROM THROTTLE. PUMPED THROTTLE SEVERAL TIMES WITH NO RESPONSE FROM ENGINE. LOW ALTITUDE GETTING CRITICAL, NO POWER FROM ENGINE MADE SLIGHT RIGHT TURN TO AVOID UPCOMING POWER LINES AND MADE OFF FIELD LANDING IN THE ONLY OPENING IN SIGHT. THE RIGHT WING IMPACTED THE GROUND WITH ENOUGH FORCE TO PITCH THE AIRCRAFT ONTO THE LEFT GEAR CAUSING IT TO FOLD UP. SUBSEQUENTLY THE NOSE GEAR IMPACTED THE GROUND AND WAS RIPPED FROM THE AIRCRAFT, THE PROPELLER STRUCK NEXT AND THE AIRCRAFT SLID APPROXIMATELY 160' BEFORE COMING TO REST ON A RESIDENTIAL DRIVEWAY.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB GAA17CA472Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportSkiatook, OKThe pilot's improper decision to conduct the flight despite the fuel gauges indicating that there was insufficient fuel for the flight, which resulted in the low amount of fuel in the right tank becoming unported during the multiple turns, and his subsequent…Aug 2, 2017 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N95442 · 1

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

Incident 20160826014219ICruise/Level Flight · Justin, TXAnnual inspection was completed on 7/25/16 and a list of unairworthy discrepancies to include the turbocharger leaking oil and low compression on several engine cylinders was given to the previous owner. The new owner purchased the aircraft on 8/25/16 and was…Aug 26, 2016 · Minor damage