N9198V

On November 27, 2000, at 0953 eastern standard time, a Mooney M20E, N9198V, lost engine power and collided with the ground shortly after takeoff from the Fort Myers Page Airport, in Fort Myers, Florida. The airplane was operated by the owner/pilot under the provision of Title 14 CFR Part 91, and instrument flight rules. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and a IFR flight plan was filed for the cross country flight to Lawrenceville, Georgia. The pilot was not injured and the airplane sustained substantial damage. The flight was originating from Fort Myers, Florida, at the time of the accident.

According to the pilot, shortly after takeoff at about 1,000 feet, the engine lost power. "It did not cough, sputter, or run rough, it just lost all power". The propeller continued to windmill. The pilot attempted to return to the runway but landed in a field short of the airport. The airplane collided with a cow during the emergency landing.

Examination of the engine found water and other contaminants in the fuel injector inlet screen.