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FAA accident report · Mooney M20J · Kerrville, TX · June 25, 2022

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Date
June 25, 2022 · 18:23 local
Place
Kerrville, TX
Airport
Kerrville
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N4267H
NTSB investigation
NTSBWPR22FA229
Reported as
Mooney M20J
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
2
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
N4267HRegistered now · Mooney M20JS/N 24-0690 · Built 1978Airframe modelMooney M20JEngine modelLycoming I0360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

06/25/2022 - Pilot and his female friend were dropped off at the Kerrville Airport. Pilot was picking up his Mooney aircraft had been under going maintenance and an avionics modification to the engine data management system at dugosh maintenance facility. Aircraft sat parked for over six (6) months in the dugosh hangar after completion of annual inspection.

Pilot and passenger boarded the aircraft and proceeded to takeoff from the runway 12 end of the runway at approximately 1815 hrs. Aircraft got airborne, however stayed within approximately 100 ft AGL after aircraft cleared to airport, the pilot proceed to make a left turn north, and completed a full 180 degree wide turn back towards the airport. Witnesses on ground stated the gear was still in the down position. Aircraft flew the entire distance of the runway failing to land the aircraft. The pilot flew the aircraft and started pulling up and started a left turn approximately one (1) mile past the airport, striking some large oak trees, and the hillside. The aircraft immediately burst into flames starting and hillside fire and completely destroying the aircraft. Both occupants were pronounced deceased..

As the FAA filed it

06/25/2022 - PILOT AND HIS FEMALE FRIEND WERE DROPPED OFF AT THE KERRVILLE AIRPORT. PILOT WAS PICKING UP HIS MOONEY AIRCRAFT HAD BEEN UNDER GOING MAINTENANCE AND AN AVIONICS MODIFICATION TO THE ENGINE DATA MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AT DUGOSH MAINTENANCE FACILITY. AIRCRAFT SAT PARKED FOR OVER SIX (6) MONTHS IN THE DUGOSH HANGAR AFTER COMPLETION OF ANNUAL INSPECTION.

PILOT AND PASSENGER BOARDED THE AIRCRAFT AND PROCEEDED TO TAKEOFF FROM THE RUNWAY 12 END OF THE RUNWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 1815 HRS. AIRCRAFT GOT AIRBORNE, HOWEVER STAYED WITHIN APPROXIMATELY 100 FT AGL AFTER AIRCRAFT CLEARED TO AIRPORT, THE PILOT PROCEED TO MAKE A LEFT TURN NORTH, AND COMPLETED A FULL 180 DEGREE WIDE TURN BACK TOWARDS THE AIRPORT. WITNESSES ON GROUND STATED THE GEAR WAS STILL IN THE DOWN POSITION. AIRCRAFT FLEW THE ENTIRE DISTANCE OF THE RUNWAY FAILING TO LAND THE AIRCRAFT. THE PILOT FLEW THE AIRCRAFT AND STARTED PULLING UP AND STARTED A LEFT TURN APPROXIMATELY ONE (1) MILE PAST THE AIRPORT, STRIKING SOME LARGE OAK TREES, AND THE HILLSIDE. THE AIRCRAFT IMMEDIATELY BURST INTO FLAMES STARTING AND HILLSIDE FIRE AND COMPLETELY DESTROYING THE AIRCRAFT. BOTH OCCUPANTS WERE PRONOUNCED DECEASED..

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB WPR22FA229Accident · 2 fatalClass 3 · FieldFinal reportKerrville, TXThe pilot’s failure to maintain aircraft control during a base leg turn in the airport traffic pattern, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's lack of recent flight training experience.Jun 25, 2022 · Destroyed

Other reports on N4267H · 1

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

Incident 20000520019799ILevel Off Touchdown · Galesburg, IL(-23) While conducting touch and go landings at Galesburg Municipal Airport, the airman stated he became distracted by another aircraft in the landing pattern, forgot to extend the landing gear and subsequently landed with the landing gear retracted. The…May 20, 2000 · Minor damage