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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Mooney M20K · Mitchell, SD · November 23, 1993

Date
November 23, 1993 · 17:25 local
Place
Mitchell, SD
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N231DG
Reported as
Mooney M20K
Reported engine
Continental TSIO520*
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
22,000 total8,500 in this make and model150 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 switch fuel tanks en route. Engine quit. Forced landing gear up in field. Found fuel valve stuck.

As the FAA filed it

UNABLE TO SWITCH FUEL TANKS EN ROUTE.ENGINE QUIT. FORCED LANDING GEAR UP IN FIELD. FOUND FUEL VALVE STUCK.