- Date
- July 28, 1988, 09:00 local (14:00 UTC)
- Place
- Olathe, KS
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N6722UMooney M20C
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report September 11, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19880728028259A
- Case key
- 34615
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
Shortly after takeoff, the pilot said the engine failed. He said he pumped the throttle and the engine restarted about the same time the acft returned to the runway. The engine restart propelled the aft back into the air. The plt felt he had sufficient power to continue. Upon reaching about 100 feet AGL, he began a 180 degree downwind turn. About half way through the turn the engine failed again. The plt said he tightened the turn, the stall horn sounded, and the aircraft stalled and collided with the terrain. Post-accident investigation was performed on the engine and fuel system and the cause of the engine failure was undetermined.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6722U
- Reported as
- Mooney M20C
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 2454
- Airframe hours
- 3,159
- Engine
- Lycoming O-360-A1D, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Gerald D. Hammon
- Registered owner
- Hammon, Gerald D
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · October 10, 1987 · 40 hours before
- Departed
- IXD · Olathe, KS
- Airport
- IXD · Olathe, runway 17, 7,339 × 190 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
- 41
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 450 total · 30 in this make and model · 415 as pilot in command · 27 in the last 90 days · 3 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 170° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 5 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 25,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 75 °F, dew point 70 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- IXD, 1 nm away
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 N6722U · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.