Mooney M20F N6369Q
7 September 2002 · Rector, Arkansas, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 7 September 2002 at about 17:14 local time, a Mooney M20F registered N6369Q was involved in an accident near Rector, Arkansas, United States. 4 people were on board and 4 had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 17:14
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Rector, Arkansas, United States
- Nearest airport
- Rector Airport (7M8)
- Coordinates
- 36.2500, -90.3194
- Aircraft
- Mooney M20F
- Registration
- N6369Q
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Kennett → Rector
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- FTW02LA253
People
4 people had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed which resulted in an inadvertent stall.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
During the left downwind pattern, the pilot slowed the airplane to 100 knots indicated airspeed and performed the gear extension procedure. The main landing gear position indicator in the cockpit showed that the gear was not down and locked. The pilot added power, recycled the main gear lever, and got a green indicator light on the instrument panel. While the pilot was performing the landing gear extension, the airplane descended from 1,100 feet msl to 800 feet msl. The pilot added power and the airplane "seemed to respond." The pilot added "two pumps of flaps" and turned the airplane to enter a left base pattern. During the turn, the airplane "seemed to rock and burble as a stall," and the pilot rolled wings level and added full throttle. Subsequently, during the turn from left base to final approach over the trees, the airplane "seemed to fall out with a high sink rate." The pilot leveled the wings, and retracted the main landing gear; however, the airplane struck the trees.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Mooney M20F accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 May 2002 | Mooney M20F | Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 30 Mar 2002 | Mooney M20F | Grapeland, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Jul 2003 | Mooney M20F | Kerrville, Texas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 12 Jan 2003 | Mooney M20F | Tacoma, Washington, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 19 Apr 2000 | Mooney M20F | Tomball, Texas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 9 Dec 2004 | Mooney M20F | Fabens, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Mar 2002 | Piper PA-28RT-201T | Marianna, Arkansas, United States | Timothy R. Morris | Fatal | 2 |
| 13 Nov 2002 | Larson KITFOX III | Little Rock, Arkansas, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 25 Sep 2002 | Bell 47G-2 | Edmondson, Arkansas, United States | Ag Copters Inc. | Fatal | 1 |
| 17 Jun 2002 | Beechcraft V35A | Leslie, Arkansas, United States | Southwest Investment Company | Serious injuries | - |
| 20 Nov 2002 | Air Tractor AT-502 | Weiner, Arkansas, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 15 May 2002 | Nolan RV-4 | Jonesboro, Arkansas, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |