# Incident 20190824014799I: Mongeon L A/Mongeon K D LANCAIR 235, Madras, OR, August 24, 2019

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 24, 2019, 16:20 local time
- Place: Madras, OR
- Airport: Madras Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.6702° N, 121.1551° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MADRAS MUNI (S33), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.6702&lon=-121.1551&mi=10
- Aircraft: N235LK, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N235LK) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mongeon L A/Mongeon K D LANCAIR 235 (registry code 05612SC, https://openairdocs.org/model/mongeon-l-a-mongeon-k-d-lancair-235) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MONGEON L A/MONGEON K D LANCAIR 235
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-235 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190824014799I

## Narrative

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

AS STATED BY THE PILOT, THE AIRCRAFT WAS STARTED AND WARMED UP BEFORE TAKE OFF.  THE MAGNETO AND CARB HEAT CHECKS WERE NORMAL, BOOST PUMPS WERE ON. SET FOR TAKE OFF  ON THE RUNWAY THE PILOT APPLIED FULL POWER AND STARTED TO TAKE OFF.  ALL INDICATIONS WERE NORMAL AND NOTHING SOUNDED ABNORMAL. SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF THE ENGINE QUIT.  PILOT DETERMINED THE AIRPORT WAS NOT CLOSE ENOUGH TO LAND AT.  THE PILOT CHOOSE THE CLOSEST EMPTY ROAD, BUT DID NOT THINK HE HAD TIME FOR A FULL GEAR EXTENSION AND CHOSE TO LEAVE THE GEAR UP.

## Other reports on N235LK (1)

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

- [Incident 19891017058159I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891017058159I), Oct 17, 1989: Amtrnc 235LANCAIR (N235LK), Great Falls, MT, Minor damage. Made a hard landing when pilot flared too high. Minor damage to propeller.

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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