# Accident 20220625011449A: Mooney M20J, Kerrville, TX, June 25, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 25, 2022, 18:23 local time
- Place: Kerrville, TX
- Airport: Kerrville
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.9870° N, 99.0973° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.9870&lon=-99.0973&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4267H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4267H) (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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR22FA229](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22FA229) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220625011449A

## Narrative

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

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..

## 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 WPR22FA229](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22FA229), Jun 25, 2022: Mooney M20J (N4267H), Kerrville, TX, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The 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…

## Other reports on N4267H (1)

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

- [Incident 20000520019799I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000520019799I), May 20, 2000: Mooney M20J (N4267H), Galesburg, IL, Minor damage. (-23) While conducting touch and go landings at Galesburg Municipal Airport, the airman stated he became distracted by another aircraft in the landing pattern,…

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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