- Date
- October 5, 1986, 10:13 local (15:13 UTC)
- Place
- Kerrville, TX
- Injuries
- 2 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N22KKMooney M20F
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19861005047609A
- Case key
- 22287
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
Drg the initial climb after takeoff, the eng lost power & the plt made a gear up lndg. A post acdnt exam revealed the eng intake air supply was blocked off by a ball of paper that had gotten into the open ram air intake valve. This resulted in the loss of power. The paper ball contained masking tape & white paint. It apparently had been left inside the eng cowling when the acft was last painted.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N22KK
- Reported as
- Mooney M20F
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 690071
- Airframe hours
- 2,175
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-360-A1A, 200 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Karl K. Kane
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · December 1, 1985
- Destination
- GPT · Gulfport, MS
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- ERV · Kerrville Muni, runway 12, 5,000 × 100 ft, asphalt
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 62
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 2,173 total · 1,541 in this make and model · 2,053 as pilot in command · 90 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 160° at 7 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 1,500 ft broken
- Temperature
- 81 °F, dew point 75 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- EVR
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.