Mooney M20 N6371Q

Summary

On 13 May 2016 at about 14:30 local time, a Mooney M20 registered N6371Q was involved in an accident near Little Rock, Arkansas, United States. One person was 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

13 May 2016 at 14:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Little Rock, Arkansas, United States

Nearest airport

North Little Rock Muncipal (KORK)

Coordinates

34.8333, -92.2522

Aircraft

Mooney M20

Registration

N6371Q

Category

Airplane

Year built

1967

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Little Rock → Blytheville

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN16LA200

Nobody was injured.

A loss of engine power due to water contamination of the fuel.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The private-rated pilot was taking off in the airplane when the airplane's engine began to sputter and lose power. He elected to reduce engine power and land on the remaining runway; however, he had already retracted the landing gear. The pilot lowered the landing gear handle, but was not able to lock the gear into place before the airplane impacted the runway and the nose gear collapsed. Postaccident examination of the airplane found water in the left and right wing fuel tanks, as well as the engine's carburetor. It is likely that the loss of engine power was a result of the water contamination of the fuel system.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.