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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Mooney M20C · Calhoun, GA · January 28, 2023

Date: January 28, 2023 · 13:10 local
Place: Calhoun, GA
Airport: Tom B David Fld
Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N5587Q
NTSB investigation: NTSBERA23LA120
Reported as: Mooney M20C
Reported engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 145 total

N5587QRegistration cancelled Jul 13, 2024 · Mooney M20CS/N 2982 · Built 1965 Airframe modelMooney M20C Engine modelLycoming O&VO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Aircraft privacy data omitted, SN2982, M20C Mooney was taking off from Calhoun, Georgia (czl), tom b. David field, runway 17, when on climb out the pilots heard a pop sound and the engine rpms went to zero. The aircraft landed back onto the runway, overran the end of the runway threshold, ground looped in a grass field where it caught fire. 2 pilots were aboard the aircraft exited safely and sustained minor injuries.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, SN2982, M20C MOONEY WAS TAKING OFF FROM CALHOUN, GEORGIA (CZL), TOM B. DAVID FIELD, RUNWAY 17, WHEN ON CLIMB OUT THE PILOTS HEARD A POP SOUND AND THE ENGINE RPMS WENT TO ZERO. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED BACK ONTO THE RUNWAY, OVERRAN THE END OF THE RUNWAY THRESHOLD, GROUND LOOPED IN A GRASS FIELD WHERE IT CAUGHT FIRE. 2 PILOTS WERE ABOARD THE AIRCRAFT EXITED SAFELY AND SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES.

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 ERA23LA120Accident · Serious injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportCalhoun, GAA partial loss of engine power during the initial climb due to an improperly installed spark plug.Jan 28, 2023 · Destroyed

Other reports on N5587Q · 1

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

Accident 19830309009259ARoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Solon Springs, WILanded with a quartering 30 mph tail wind. Struck a snowbank 200 feet from departure end of the runway.Mar 9, 1983 · Substantial damage