# Accident 20200307005939A: Mooney M20C, Mcintyre, GA, March 7, 2020 - Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: March 7, 2020, 11:05 local time - Place: Mcintyre, GA - Airport: Baldwin County Regional Airpor - Damage: Substantial damage - Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight - Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91) - Location: 32.9314° N, 83.1706° W: From the FAA - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.9314&lon=-83.1706&mi=10 - Aircraft: N9281M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9281M) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry model: Mooney M20C (registry code 5870208, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20c) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: MOONEY M20C - Reported engine: LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER - People aboard: 1 - Fatal injuries: 0 - Other injuries: 0 - Pilot certificates: Private pilot - Pilot flight hours: 275 total - NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA20LA123](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA20LA123) (OpenAirDocs) - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200307005939A ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. AS PER THE PILOT, PLANE WAS PARKED AT NORTH RAMP AT KPDK. DID A PRE-FLIGHT CHECKLIST. FULLEST TANK WAS RIGHT TANK STARTED THE ENGINE AND GOT KPDK GROUND PERMISSION TO TRANSITION TO CLAIRMONT RAMP (LOCATION OF SELF SERVE FUEL STATION) FILLED BOTH TANKS FULL TO NECK - HOLDS 54.7 GAL TOTAL. FIRST I FILLED LEFT TANK, AND THEN RIGHT TANK. LISTENED TO AITS NOTED TIME 9:00AM GOT PERMISSION FROM KPFK GROUND TO TAXI TO FOR A SOUTH EAST DEPARTURE WITH I (INDIA) WEATHER. ARRIVED AT RUNUP AREA A FEW MIN LATER ADJACENT TO RUNWAY 03L PERFORMED RUNUP PER MY CHECKLIST AGAIN. CALLED KPDK GROUND AND ANNOUNCED I WAS DONE WITH RUNUP. WAS GIVEN INSTRUCTION TO FOLLOW AFTER A PLANE IN LINE FOR TAKEOFF. WHEN I GOT TO HOLD SHORT LINE, I WAS INSTRUCTED TO CROSS 03L AND I WAS CLEARED FOR TAKE OFF ON 03R WITH RIGHT TURN APPROVED AFTER TAKE OFF MY TAKE OFF WAS UNEVENTFUL, AND I CLIMBED TO 1500' AND STARTED RIGHT TURN. CONTINUED TO CLIMB TO 3500' AND WORKING TO STAY CLEAR OF ATL CLASS B I CALLED ATLANTA DEPARTURE WITH A REQUEST, BUT WAS TOLD TO BE STANDING BY AT THE TIME I GOT CLEAR OF ATL CLASS B AND MODE C VEIL, I CALLED AGAIN TO ATLANTA DEPARTURE FOR FLIGHT FOLLOWING WAS GIVEN A SQUAWK CODE, AND CONTINUE VFR. AT 10 O'CLOCK I HAD FLOWN FOR AN HOUR ON THE RIGHT TANK, SO I TURNED ON MY ELECTRIC FUEL PUMP. CHECKED FUEL PRESSURE (IN THE GREEN) SWITCHED TO LEFT TANK CHECKED FUEL PRESSURE (IN THE GREEN) TURNED OFF ELECTRIC FUEL PUMP CHECKED FUEL PRESSURE (IN THE GREEN) CONTINUED FLYING FOR ABOUT 5 MIN WHEN SUDDENLY THE ENGINE LOST POWER I TURNED ON THE ELECTRIC FUEL PUMP I TURNED ON CARBURETOR HEAT I SWITCHED FROM BOTH TO RIGHT TO BOTH TO LEFT TO BOTH MAGNETOS TO SEE IF THAT WOULD HELP NONE OF THESE EFFORTS RETURNED THE ENGINE TO POWER DID A RIGHT 90 DEGREE TURN AS I HAD JUST OVERFLOWN MILLIDGEVILLE AIRPORT AND WANTED TO SEE IF I COULD MAKE IT BACK THERE CHECKED MY FOREFLIGHT GLIDE PATH RING TO SEE IF AIRPORT WAS WITHIN REACH - IT WAS NOT. I CALLED ATLANTA DEPARTURE, AND REPORTED THE ENGINE OUT AND THE I WAS SINGLE SOUL ONBOARD. STARTED LOOKING FOR A SAFE PLACE TO LAND AIMED FOR THE FIELD WHERE THE PLANE CAME TO REST EXTENDED LANDING GEAR EXTENDED FLAPS RIGHT BEFORE I LANDED I COULD SEE I WOULD COME UP A LITTLE SHORT, AS MY STALL WARNING WAS SOUNDING, WHICH I WHY I DID NOT CLEAR THE TREE OR THE FENCE. PLANE STARTED SKIDDING SIDEWAYS, DUE TO THE FORCED FROM HITTING THE TREE CAME TO REST ABOUT 100 YARDS FROM THE TREE AND FENCE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE FIELD NOTICED THERE WAS NO FIRE, DID NOT SMELL FUEL, NOTICED ELT BLINKING, AND I PROCEEDED TO GET OUT OF THE AIRPLANE. THIS IS THE EVENTS TO THE BEST OF MY RECOLLECTIONS. ## 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 ERA20LA123](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA20LA123), Mar 7, 2020: Mooney M20C (N9281M), McIntyre, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined. 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.