# Accident 20221212022859A: Mooney Aircraft Corp. M20K, Carrollton, TX, December 12, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 12, 2022, 20:00 local time
- Place: Carrollton, TX
- Airport: Addison
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.9685° N, 96.8364° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.9685&lon=-96.8364&mi=10
- Aircraft: N231GZ, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N231GZ) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20K (registry code 5870220, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-360 series (registry code 17019, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY AIRCRAFT CORP. M20K
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR TSIO-360 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,400 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN23LA062](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA062) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20221212022859A

## Narrative

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

ON DECEMBER 12, 2022 AT APPROXIMATELY 1856 CST, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, A MOONEY M20K, DEPARTED ABILENE REGIONAL AIRPORT (ABI) FOR A PART 91 FLIGHT TO ADDISON AIRPORT (ADS). OCCUPANTS OF THE AIRCRAFT WERE THE PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER. THEY WERE INBOUND ON AN

ILS APPROACH FOR RUNWAY 16 AT ADDISON AIRPORT (ADS). DURING APPROACH THE PILOT REPORTED AN ENGINE FAILURE, SHORTLY THEREAFTER, THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED SEVERAL TREES THEN HIT A

UTILITY POLE WHICH SEVERED THE ENTIRE LEFT WING. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED ACROSS THE WEST BOUND LANE OF HEBRON PARKWAY TO THE MEDIAN WERE THE RIGHT WING STRUCK A TREE SEVERING OFF APPROXIMATELY FOUR FEET OF THE WING; THE LEFT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER IMPACTED A STREET LIGHT POLE. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN THIS POSITION THEN DEVELOPED A POST IMPACT FIRE. BOTH OCCUPANTS WERE ABLE TO EGRESS THE AIRCRAFT BUT SUFFERED MAJOR INJURIES. THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED AT APPROXIMATELY 2000 CST. THE SCENE OF THE ACCIDENT WAS APPROXIMATELY 3 MILES NORTHWEST OF ADDISON AIRPORT (ADS). EXCEPT FOR PAINT MARKS ON THE UTILITY AND LIGHT POLE, NO APPARENT DAMAGE TO GROUND STRUCTURES, EQUIPMENT, OR PERSONS.

NTSB ENGINE TEARDOWN INDICATES POSSIBLE FAILURE OF THE CAM SHAFT GEAR.

## 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 CEN23LA062](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA062), Dec 13, 2022: Mooney M20K (N231GZ), Addison, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The fatigue failure of the engine’s camshaft gear teeth which resulted in a loss of all engine power. Contributing to the accident was the non-compliance with the engine manufacturer’s recommended…

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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