# Accident 20191231017039A: Mooney Aircraft Corp. M20S, Olathe, KS, December 31, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 31, 2019, 16:05 local time
- Place: Olathe, KS
- Airport: Johnson County Executive
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.8461° N, 94.7361° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8461&lon=-94.7361&mi=10
- Aircraft: N602TF, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N602TF-2020-05-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20S (registry code 5870226, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-550 series (registry code 17042, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-550-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY AIRCRAFT CORP. M20S
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO-550 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 205 total, 25 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN20FA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20FA049) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20191231017039A

## Narrative

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

WITNESSES REPORTED THAT THE TAKEOFF ROLL APPEARED TO BE NORMAL. THE AIRCRAFT LIFTED OFF QUICKLY AND IMMEDIATELY ENTERED A VERY STEEP CLIMB.  THE WITNESSES STATED THAT AT APPROXIMATELY 800-1000' AGL, THE AIRCRAFT ENTERED A STEEP LEFT BANK AND DESCENDED VERTICALLY IN A SLOW, LEFT-TURNING SPIRAL UNTIL IT CONTACTED THE TERRAIN IN A NOSE-DOWN ATTITUDE.  A POST-IMPACT FIRE ENSUED.

## 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 CEN20FA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20FA049), Dec 31, 2019: Mooney M20S (N602TF), Olathe, KS, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to set the elevator trim properly for takeoff, which resulted in an exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack during climb out, an aerodynamic stall, and the…

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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