# Incident 20180826018929I: Mooney M20J, Jacksonville, FL, August 26, 2018

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 26, 2018, 12:15 local time
- Place: Jacksonville, FL
- Airport: Herlong Recreational Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.2778° N, 81.8059° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at HERLONG RECREATIONAL (HEG), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.2778&lon=-81.8059&mi=10
- Aircraft: N201RD, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N201RD-2021-08-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20J (registry code 5870219, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20J
- Reported engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 2,162 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180826018929I

## Narrative

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

PILOT REPORTED, AFTER THROUGH PREFLIGHT AND RUN UP PER MOONEY CHECKLIST AND POH, THEY DEPARTED RUNWAY 07 AT KHEG. SHORTLY AFTER RAISING THE GEAR THEY HAD AN SUDDEN, IMMEDIATE, FULL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER (NO SPUTTER OR PARTIAL POWER) AT 300 FEET AGL. PILOT ANNOUNCED TO THE RIGHT SEAT PASSENGER "I'VE LOST POWER, I'VE LOST POWER". PILOT REPORTED BECAUSE HE  WERE SO LOW HE INFORMED THE PASSENGER HE WOULD LAND STRAIGHT AHEAD AND ASKED HIM TO SWITCH THE FUEL SELECTOR TO THE OTHER TANK PER MOONEY POH PROCEDURE HOPING OUR WINDMILLING PROP WOULD RESTORE ENGINE POWER. PILOT REPORTED NO POWER WAS RESTORED. PILOT INDICATED HE HAD QUICKLY SCANNED THE AREA AHEAD AND AIMED FOR THE CLEARING SLIGHTLY LEFT OF THE 07 DEPARTURE WHILE PITCHING FOR BEST GLIDE. HE THEN THEN SELECTED GEAR DOWN AND ATTEMPTED LAND OFF AIRPORT IN THE GRASS AND SAND. UPON TOUCHDOWN THE NOSE GEAR AND LEFT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED AND THE WINDMILLING PROP STRUCK THE GROUND. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST APROX 1500 FEET FROM THE DEPARTURE END OF RWY 07, KHEG, AND SLIGHTLY NORTH TOWARD AN EXTENDED CLEARING.

## Other reports on N201RD (2)

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

- [Incident 20180304001439I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180304001439I), Mar 4, 2018: Mooney M20J (N201RD), Myrtle Beach, SC, Minor damage. During touchdown, aircraft departed runway 36 with a suspected blown tire. Later determined it was a broken steering component in the nose gear. No injuries.…
- [Incident 20161010020009I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20161010020009I), Oct 10, 2016: Mooney M20J (N201RD), Timberlake, NC, Minor damage. The pilot landed gear up without following the POH checklist or checking the visual indicator in the floor panel of the cockpit. Pilot does not recall aural…

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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