Mooney M20J N191ER

Summary

On 2 September 1993 at about 15:14 local time, a Mooney M20J registered N191ER was involved in an accident near Daytona Beach, Florida, United States. 3 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

2 September 1993 at 15:14

Classification

Accident

Location

Daytona Beach, Florida, United States

Nearest airport

Daytona Beach Regional (DAB)

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Mooney M20J

Registration

N191ER

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

MIA93LA187

Nobody was injured.

CONTAMINATION/BLOCKAGE OF THE FUEL INJECTION CONTROL SYSTEM.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

AFTER TAKEOFF DURING THE INITIAL CLIMB WHEN THE FLIGHT WAS ABOUT 150 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL, THE ENGINE FAILED. THE CFI TOOK THE CONTROLS AND WITH UNSUITABLE TERRAIN AHEAD AND INSUFFICIENT RUNWAY REMAINING, BANKED THE AIRPLANE TO THE LEFT AND LANDED HARD ON THE AIRPORT PROPERTY. THE AIRPLANE WAS RECOVERED AND BOTH WING FUEL TANK SUMP DRAINS AND THE GASCOLATOR WERE DRAINED TO CHECK FOR CONTAMINANTS; NONE WERE FOUND. A TEST PROPELLER WAS INSTALLED AND THE ENGINE WAS STARTED AND FOUND TO OPERATE NORMALLY. THE SERVO WAS DISASSAMBLED WHICH REVEALED CONTAMINANT RESEMBLING GASKET MATERIAL INSIDE THE MIXTURE HOUSING ASSEMBLY. ACCORDING TO OVERHAUL PERSONNEL, THE LOCATION OF THE CONTAMINANT COULD CAUSE A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. THE SERVO HAD ACCUMULATED 498.5 HOURS SINCE OVERHAUL.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.