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FAA incident report · Mooney M20J · Strasburg, CO · March 15, 1995

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Date
March 15, 1995 · 10:00 local
Place
Strasburg, CO
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N1086Q
Reported as
Mooney M20J
Reported engine
Continental IO360A
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
486 total400 in this make and model46 in the last 90 days
N1086QRegistered now · Mooney M20JS/N 24-3168 · Built 1990Airframe modelMooney M20JEngine modelLycoming I0360 SER A&CReciprocating

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What happened

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

Narrative: during commercial instrument flight, instructor simulated engine failure by retarding throttle. Pilot prepared aircraft for simulated landing. At 500 feet AGL, pilot pushed throttle back in but engine quit. Engine restart was unsuccessful and emergency landing was made in field. On the ground, the engine started and operated normally. Maintenance checked engine and found no problems.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: DURING COMMERCIAL INSTRUMENT FLIGHT, INSTRUCTOR SIMULATED ENGINE FAILURE BY RETARDING THROTTLE. PILOT PREPARED AIRCRAFT FOR SIMULATED LANDING. AT 500 FEET AGL, PILOT PUSHED THROTTLE BACK IN BUT ENGINE QUIT. ENGINE RESTART WAS UNSUCCESSFUL AND EMERGENCY LANDING WAS MADE IN FIELD. ON THE GROUND, THE ENGINE STARTED AND OPERATED NORMALLY. MAINTENANCE CHECKED ENGINE AND FOUND NO PROBLEMS.