# Accident 20240103000259A: Mooney Aircraft Corp. M20K, Tullahoma, TN, January 3, 2024

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 3, 2024, 12:26 local time
- Place: Tullahoma, TN
- Airport: Tullahoma Regional Airport/Wm Norther
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.3801° N, 86.2468° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.3801&lon=-86.2468&mi=10
- Aircraft: N231GG, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N231GG) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 441 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA24LA082](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA082) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240103000259A

## Narrative

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

SHORTLY AFTER DEPARTURE FROM RUNWAY 36 AT KTHA, ON CLIMB OUT, THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED TOTAL ENGINE POWER FAILURE AROUND 3000 FT. PILOT ATTEMPTED TO START ENGINE MULTIPLE TIMES, PROPELLOR WOULD NOT MOVE. PILOT TURNED AIRCRAFT TO ATTEMPT TO LAND ON RUNWAY 24. AIRCRAFT LANDED, GEAR DOWN, AND CAME TO REST APPROX 200FT SHORT OF RUNWAY 24. ONE PERSON ON BOARD, NO INJURIES.

## 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 ERA24LA082](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA082), Jan 3, 2024: Mooney M20K (N231GG), Tullahoma, TN, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.

## Other reports on N231GG (2)

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

- [Incident 19941015045469I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941015045469I), Oct 15, 1994: Mooney M20K (N231GG), Delavan, WI, Minor damage. Over looked gear extension prior to landing. Then actuated gear on flare. Damage shows gear intransit on impact.
- [Incident 19831120071949I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831120071949I), Nov 20, 1983: Mooney M20K (N231GG), Broomfield, CO, Minor damage. Left gear failed to retract and collapsed on landing. Tubeassembly wrong size was hitting walking beams.

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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