Mooney M20K N231RR

Summary

On 1 July 2000 at about 21:30 local time, a Mooney M20K registered N231RR was involved in an accident near Godley, Texas, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

1 July 2000 at 21:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Godley, Texas, United States

Coordinates

32.4401, -97.5197

Aircraft

Mooney M20K

Registration

N231RR

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Cleburne → Fort Worth

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

FTW00LA191

1 person had minor injuries.

The pilot's inadequate preflight planning and his delay in aborting the takeoff.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot, who is also an aircraft mechanic, had just completed a 100-hour inspection on his airplane, and he inadvertently left the magneto P-leads disconnected. While in cruise flight, the engine lost power, and the pilot made a successful emergency landing in a field. The pilot stated that he reconnected the P-leads, checked the magnetos, and attempted a takeoff from the field. He stated that the acceleration was 'normal;' however, when the airplane lifted off of the ground it 'skipped and settled two or three times.' The pilot aborted the takeoff 'too late to keep from plowing through some small trees.' The pilot stated that he misjudged the distance required to takeoff from the soft field.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.