ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 296357
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| Date: | Tuesday 10 December 2002 |
| Time: | 11:15 LT |
| Type: |  Mooney M20K |
| Owner/operator: | Flying M-u-2, Inc. |
| Registration: | N252DR |
| MSN: | 25-1038 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3534 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental TSI0-520-NB |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Eagle, Colorado -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Vail-Eagle County Airport, CO (EGE/KEGE) |
| Waco Municipal Airport, TX (ACT/KACT) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
After the airplane lifted off the runway and climbed 50 feet (about 10 seconds into the flight), the engine lost power. The pilot attempted to land on the 2,000 feet of runway remaining. The pilot said there was insufficient runway to bring the airplane to a safe stop, so he elected to abort the landing. The airplane did not become airborne, but traveled approximately 300 feet before exiting the runway onto soft, muddy ground. The nose wheel collapsed and was torn off, wrinkling the fuselage behind the firewall. There was a 4-inch hole in the fuselage, and the horizontal stabilizer was also damaged. Airport emergency personnel who responded reported finding the protective coverings for the engine air scoops still in place.
Probable Cause: the pilot's failure to remove protective coverings from the engine air scoops during the preflight inspection, resulting in air starvation and a loss of engine power shortly after takeoff. A contributing factor was the lack of suitable terrain for a forced landing.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB DEN03LA024
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 13-Oct-2022 19:39 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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