Accident Mooney M20K 231 N231JN,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 378105
 
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Date:Wednesday 14 November 1984
Time:09:21 LT
Type:Silhouette image of generic M20T model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Mooney M20K 231
Owner/operator:Private
Registration: N231JN
MSN: 25-0276
Total airframe hrs:6240 hours
Engine model:Continental TSIO-360-6B1
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Category:Accident
Location:Abilene, TX -   United States of America
Phase: Initial climb
Nature:Executive
Departure airport:
Destination airport:Oklahoma City, OK
Investigating agency: NTSB
Confidence Rating: Accident investigation report completed and information captured
Narrative:
ACCORDING TO THE PLT, AT ABOUT 15 FT AGL, SIMULTANEOUS WITH GEAR RETRACTION, THE CABIN DOOR POPPED OPEN AND THE NOSE OF THE AIRPLANE 'TUCKED.' THE PLT ATTEMPTED TO CONTROL THE NOSE ATTITUDE BUT AS THE PROPELLER BEGAN STRIKING THE RUNWAY SURFACE, POWER WAS REDUCED AND THE ACFT SETTLED BACK ONTO THE RUNWAY WITH THE GEAR RETRACTED.

Probable Cause:

Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: NTSB
Report number: FTW85LA051
Status: Investigation completed
Duration:
Download report: Final report

Sources:

NTSB FTW85LA051

Revision history:

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