- Date
- March 25, 1990, 18:05 local (23:05 UTC)
- Place
- Augusta, GA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N1024ZMooney M-20L
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report December 30, 1992
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19900325021299I
- Case key
- 8156
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Probable cause
The reported performance problem during climbout was undetermined. The pilot's decision to land with the landing gear retracted contributed to the minor damage sustained.
Sequence of events
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Analysis
While practicing touch and go landings, the pilot reported insufficient engine power on the go portion of the procedure. The pilot stated that the airplane would not develop sufficient power for what he believed to be a safe climbout. He elected to abort the climb and landed on the remaining runway with the landing gear retracted. The airplane came to rest about 4000 feet from the departure end of the runway. Runway 35 is 8000 feet long. The airplane sustained minor structural damage. Subsequent inspections and operational checks of the engine and related systems failed to disclose any performance problem with the engine. There were no mechanical or operational problems found with the airframe or its subsystems. The reason for the reported power performance problems was not determined.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1024Z
- Reported as
- Mooney M-20L
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 26-0041
- Airframe hours
- 191
- Engine
- Porsche PFM 3200-N03, 217 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Lionel G. Zumbro, Jr
- Registered owner
- George Lionel Zumbro, Jr.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · November 1, 1989 · 50 hours before
- Airport
- AGS · Bush Field, runway 35, 8,000 × 150 ft, concrete
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Flight crew
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- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 51
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 350 total · 150 in this make and model · 250 as pilot in command · 75 in the last 90 days · 50 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 290° at 9 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 70 °F, dew point 50 °F
- Observed at
- AGS
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N1024Z · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.