19931001037419I

Incident

FAA incident report · Mooney M20C · San Marcos, TX · October 1, 1993

Date
October 1, 1993 · 10:00 local
Place
San Marcos, TX
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N65TX
Reported as
Mooney M20C
Reported engine
Lycoming O360*
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,800 total900 in this make and model50 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.

Unable to develop power for sustained flight. Landed in field next to runway. Fuel selector valve not seated good.

As the FAA filed it

UNABLE TO DEVELOP POWER FOR SUSTAINED FLIGHT. LANDED IN FIELD NEXT TO RUNWAY. FUEL SELECTOR VALVE NOT SEATED GOOD.