ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 198555
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| Date: | Friday 13 May 2016 |
| Time: | 09:30 |
| Type: |  Mooney M20F |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N6371Q |
| MSN: | 670454 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1967 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 5090 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-360 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Little Rock, AR -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Little Rock, AR (KORK) |
| Blytheville, AR (KHKA) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
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.
Probable Cause: A loss of engine power due to water contamination of the fuel.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 19-Aug-2017 07:37 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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