# Accident 20241008018209A: Mooney M20E, Fulshear, TX, October 8, 2024

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 8, 2024, 12:35 local time
- Place: Fulshear, TX
- Airport: Covey Trails
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.6851° N, 95.8403° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.6851&lon=-95.8403&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9151V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9151V) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 371 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN25LA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25LA007) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20241008018209A

## Narrative

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

PILOT REPORTED THEY HAD FLOWN IN FROM ANOTHER AIRPORT AND LANDED AT X09.  THEN THEY TOOK OFF AND LEVELED OUT AT ABOUT 700' ELEVATION.  THEY HEARD A LOUD 'BANG' AND THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO SHAKE, AND WAS NOT MAKING POWER.  PILOT OPTED TO RETURN TO AIRPORT AND LANDED DOWNWIND ON RWY 17.  THE AIRFIELD IS A GRASS RUNWAY AND THE PILOT WAS NOT ABLE TO STOP THE AIRCRAFT BEFORE IT OVERRAN THE SOUTH END OF THE RUNWAY, GOING THROUGH A WOODEN FENCE, AND CROSSING A DITCH, TWO LANE COUNTY ROAD, AND ANOTHER DITCH.  AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST UPRIGHT, RESTING ON THE NOSE, IN AN EMPTY FIELD APPROXIMATELY 60-70 FEET BEYOND THE AIRPORT FENCE.

## 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 CEN25LA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25LA007), Oct 8, 2024: Mooney M20E (N9151V), Richmond, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The partial separation of a portion of the propeller spinner and its mounting bulkhead along with the upper cowl fairing while in a full-power climb.

## Other reports on N9151V (1)

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

- [Incident 19970721027799I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970721027799I), Jul 21, 1997: Mooney M20E (N9151V), Atchison, KS, Minor damage. Narrative: operator stated on the telephone "I think I forgot to put the gear down" operator can be reached at (home) [privacy data omitted] operator is on…

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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