# Accident 20231026022369A: Mooney M20E, Pembroke Pines, FL, October 26, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 26, 2023, 14:30 local time
- Place: Pembroke Pines, FL
- Airport: North Perry Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.0037° N, 80.2314° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.0037&lon=-80.2314&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1953Y, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1953Y) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20E (registry code 5870212, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20E
- Reported engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA24LA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA022) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20231026022369A

## Narrative

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

MOONEY, M20E, WAS INBOUND FROM THE WEST AND REQUESTED TOUCH AND GO PATTERN WORK AT 1430. ON THE FIRST TOUCH AND GO ON RWY 10L THE AIRCRAFT LOST POWER AND STRUCK THE GROUND IMMEDIATELY SOUTH OF FIRE DEPT. STATION 33. THE PILOT WAS THE SOLE OCCUPANT AND WAS ASSISTED BY PASSERSBY AND PEMBROKE PINES POLICE DEPARTMENT AND TRANSPORTED TO BROWARD MEMORIAL REGIONAL HOSPITAL FOR AN INJURED RIGHT ANKLE, LOWER BACK PAIN AND A FOREHEAD LACERATION.

THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUSBTANTIAL DAMAGES: BOTH MAIN GEARS WERE DISLODGED UPON LANDING, PROPELLER SPINNER AND PROPELLER SUSTAINED MAJOR DAMAGES, DAMAGE LEFT/RIGHT WING, DAMAGE FUSELAGE, ENGINE COWLINGS SUSTAINED MAJOR DAMAGES, COCKPIT SUSTAINED MAJOR DAMAGES.

## 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 ERA24LA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA022), Oct 26, 2023: Mooney M20E (N1953Y), Pembroke Pines, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate preflight inspection, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel contamination.

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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