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Mooney pilot reported engine failure on departure and having to land off airport; causing damage to the aircraft.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1572554 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201808 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | HEG.Airport |
| State Reference | FL |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | M-20 J (201) / Allegro |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Takeoff |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Flight Instructor Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Multiengine |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 65 Flight Crew Total 2100 Flight Crew Type 1000 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical Ground Event / Encounter Ground Strike - Aircraft |
Narrative:
After through preflight and run up per mooney checklist we departed runway 07 at heg. Shortly after raising the gear we had an sudden; immediate; full loss of engine power. I announced to my co pilot 'I've lost power; I've lost power'. Because we were so low I told my co pilot I would land straight ahead and asked him to switch the fuel selector to the other tank hoping our windmilling prop would restore engine power. I quickly scanned the area ahead aimed for the clearing slightly left of the 07 departure while pitching for best glide. I then selected gear down and attempted land off airport in the grass and sand. Upon touchdown the nosegear and left main gear collapsed and the windmilling prop struck the ground. I asked my copilot if he was ok and we evacuated the airplane.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Mooney pilot reported engine failure on departure and having to land off airport; causing damage to the aircraft.
Narrative: After through preflight and run up per Mooney checklist we departed Runway 07 at HEG. Shortly after raising the gear we had an sudden; immediate; full loss of engine power. I announced to my co pilot 'I've lost power; I've lost power'. Because we were so low I told my co pilot I would land straight ahead and asked him to switch the fuel selector to the other tank hoping our windmilling prop would restore engine power. I quickly scanned the area ahead aimed for the clearing slightly left of the 07 departure while pitching for best glide. I then selected gear down and attempted land off airport in the grass and sand. Upon touchdown the nosegear and left main gear collapsed and the windmilling prop struck the ground. I asked my copilot if he was ok and we evacuated the airplane.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.