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Incident

FAA incident report · Mooney M20F · Candor, NC · April 26, 1996

Date: April 26, 1996 · 19:50 local
Place: Candor, NC
Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft: N9115V
Reported as: Mooney M20F
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 700 total450 in this make and model10 in the last 90 days

N9115VRegistered now · Mooney M20FS/N 690027 · Built 1969 Airframe modelMooney M20F Engine modelLycoming I0360 seriesReciprocating

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.

Narrative: aircraft was in level flight at 7000 feet when pilot noticed he was having trouble controlling engine power. Pilot elected to land in field. Landed with no damage to aircraft. Pilot had mechanic look at aircraft. Mechanic tightened throttle cable and adjusted. Pilot flew aircraft out of field with no further problems. This incident is closed.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: AIRCRAFT WAS IN LEVEL FLIGHT AT 7000 FEET WHEN PILOT NOTICED HE WAS HAVING TROUBLE CONTROLLING ENGINE POWER. PILOT ELECTED TO LAND IN FIELD. LANDED WITH NO DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT. PILOT HAD MECHANIC LOOK AT AIRCRAFT. MECHANIC TIGHTENED THROTTLE CABLE AND ADJUSTED. PILOT FLEW AIRCRAFT OUT OF FIELD WITH NO FURTHER PROBLEMS. THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED.