# Accident 20170802015709A: Mooney Aircraft Corp. M20K, Skiatook, OK, August 2, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 2, 2017, 03:55 local time
- Place: Skiatook, OK
- Airport: Skiatook Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.3553° N, 96.0108° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.3553&lon=-96.0108&mi=10
- Aircraft: N95442, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N95442) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,009 total, 107 in this make and model, 87 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA17CA472](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA472) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170802015709A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 GAA17CA472](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA472), Aug 2, 2017: Mooney M20 (N95442), Skiatook, OK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The 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…

## Other reports on N95442 (1)

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

- [Incident 20160826014219I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160826014219I), Aug 26, 2016: Mooney Aircraft Corp. M20K (N95442), Justin, TX, Minor damage. Annual inspection was completed on 7/25/16 and a list of unairworthy discrepancies to include the turbocharger leaking oil and low compression on several…

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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