# NTSB CHI05CA170: Mooney M20K, N5791U, Kennett, MO, July 4, 2005 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: July 4, 2005, 17:15 local (22:15 UTC) - Place: Kennett, MO - Coordinates: 36.225833, -90.036666 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.2258&lon=-90.0367&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 3 uninjured - Status: Completed, report October 27, 2005 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB case key (mKey): 62196 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI05CA170 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/62196/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI05CA170 ## Probable cause The fuel starvation, inadequate preflight planning and preparation, and inadequate in-flight planning/decision by the pilot. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Loss of engine power(total) - nonmechanical, approach - vfr pattern - final approach - fluid,fuel - starvation (cause) - preflight planning/preparation - inadequate, pilot in command (cause) - in-flight planning/decision - inadequate, pilot in command (cause) - Forced landing, emergency descent/landing - In flight collision with terrain/water, emergency landing - terrain condition - ground ## Analysis The airplane impacted terrain during a final approach to the destination airport. The airplane experienced a total loss of engine power about 1/4 mile from the landing runway and 200-300 feet above ground level. The airplane impacted terrain about 200 feet from the touchdown zone of the landing runway. Inspection of the airplane revealed that the right fuel tank contained less than 6 ounces of fuel and the left fuel tank contained 8.5 gallons of fuel. During the inspection, the left fuel gauge indicated 9 gallons of fuel. ## Factual narrative On July 4, 2005, at 1600 central daylight time, a Mooney M20K, N5791U, piloted by a private pilot, received substantial damage on impact with terrain during a forced landing. The engine experienced a total loss of power during a visual approach to runway 20 at Kennett Memorial Airport (TKX) , Kennett, Missouri. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The 14 CFR Part 91 personal flight was operating on an instrument rules flight plan. The pilot and the two passengers reported no injuries. The flight originated from Opa Locka Airport (OPF), Miami, Florida, at 1155 eastern daylight time en route to TKX. The pilot stated that during the approach to TKX, the left fuel gauge indicated 9 gallons and the right fuel gauge indicated 11 gallons. The pilot stated that while on a visual approach to runway 20 (5,000 feet by 75 feet, concrete), the precision approach path indicator light units were indicating two red and two white. About 1/4 mile from the runway and 200-300 feet above ground level, the airplane experienced a total loss of engine power. The pilot stated that the left wing contacted trees and impacted terrain about 200 feet from the touchdown zone of runway 20. Inspection of the airplane by the Federal Aviation Administration revealed that the right fuel tank contained less than 6 ounces of fuel and the left fuel tank contained 8.5 gallons of fuel. During the inspection, the left fuel gauge indicated 9 gallons of fuel. The boost pump was in the off position. The fuel tanks and fuel lines were not ruptured. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N5791U](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5791U-2012-12-07), registration cancelled 2012-12-07, S/N 25-0855, built 1984 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Mooney M20K - Registry model: [Mooney M20K](https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20k) (registry code 5870220) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 25-0855 - Engines: Continental TSIO-360-MB4 reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Registered owner: Michael Baraz - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Departed: OPF, MIAMI, FL - Destination: TKX, KENNETT, MO - Flight plan: IFR ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 48; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 3; flight hours: 401 total, 23 in this make and model, 55 in the last 90 days, 23 in the last 30 days ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day ## FAA reports on this event (1) The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 20050704018929A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050704018929A), Jul 4, 2005: Mooney M20K, Kennett, MO, Substantial damage. (-23) Accident occurred after airplane lost power during final approach. Airplane was found to have 8.5 gallons of fuel in the left tank and less than 6 ounces… 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. 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