- Date
- September 19, 1983, 18:30 local (22:30 UTC)
- Place
- Erie, PA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N25XXMooney M20J
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830919050149A
- Case key
- 35280
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
During takeoff, the eng lost power at aprx 50 ft AGL after the gear was retracted. The plt reported that his only safe reaction was to land with the gear retracted on 'what little rwy was left.' Water was found in the gascolator & right fuel tank. The acft had been refueled with 51 gal of fuel at the Erie arpt & was filled, right tank 1st. The plt stated that he had used both tanks on the flt to the airport. While taking off on this flt, he was using the right fuel tank.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N25XX
- Reported as
- Mooney M20J
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 24-08266
- Airframe hours
- 766
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-360-A3B6D, 200 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- William Gorr, Jr., D. Dunham
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · April 11, 1983 · 116 hours before
- Departed
- ERI · Erie, PA
- Destination
- 3G2 · Washington, PA
- Airport
- ERI · Erie, runway 20, 3,532 × 150 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
- 51
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 1,387 total · 265 in this make and model · 1,369 as pilot in command · 27 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.