19900803034859A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Mooney M20C · Roswell, NM · August 3, 1990

Date
August 3, 1990 · 11:47 local
Place
Roswell, NM
Airport
Roswell Industrial Air Center
Phase of flight
Climb
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N5677Q
NTSB investigation
NTSBDEN90LA167
Reported as
Mooney M20C
Reported engine
Lycoming O360A1D
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
525 total270 in this make and model66 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

During climb, engine quit. Switched tanks. Landed wheels up in desert,right tank empty. Left tank had fuel.

As the FAA filed it

DURING CLIMB, ENGINE QUIT. SWITCHED TANKS. LANDED WHEELS UP IN DESERT,RIGHT TANK EMPTY. LEFT TANK HAD FUEL.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.