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FAA incident report · Mooney M20J · Auburn, AL · June 15, 1996

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Date
June 15, 1996 · 20:30 local
Place
Auburn, AL
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N5774J
Reported as
Mooney M20J
Reported engine
Lycoming O360*
People aboard
4
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,600 total110 in this make and model40 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

Narrative: aircraft was on an IFR flight from destin, FL to Auburn, AL. Pilot was cleared to descend to 2,500 feet for his arrival into the Auburn airport. Pilot stated that after increasing the mixture control to full rich, shortly thereafter the engine failed. Engine would not respond to throttle application. Pilot switched to the opposite fuel tank, complied with the engine failure emergency procedure, and engine still would not respond to throttle application. Pilot made off airport, night emergency forced landing in a plowed corn field. Upon touchdown, the aircraft slid to stop. Left main gear collapsed and retracted in wheel well. Post incident investigation revealed minor damage to landing gear assembly and right wing tip. Fuel on board was estimated by visual sight gauge on wing and observing fuel in tanks as approximately 8 gallons of fuel in the right main tank and 12 gallons of fuel in left main tank. Engine failed due to unknown causes. Will request mdr after analysis. This incident is closed.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: AIRCRAFT WAS ON AN IFR FLIGHT FROM DESTIN, FL TO AUBURN, AL. PILOT WAS CLEARED TO DESCEND TO 2,500 FEET FOR HIS ARRIVAL INTO THE AUBURN AIRPORT. PILOT STATED THAT AFTER INCREASING THE MIXTURE CONTROL TO FULL RICH, SHORTLY THEREAFTER THE ENGINE FAILED. ENGINE WOULD NOT RESPOND TO THROTTLE APPLICATION. PILOT SWITCHED TO THE OPPOSITE FUEL TANK, COMPLIED WITH THE ENGINE FAILURE EMERGENCY PROCEDURE, AND ENGINE STILL WOULD NOT RESPOND TO THROTTLE APPLICATION. PILOT MADE OFF AIRPORT, NIGHT EMERGENCY FORCED LANDING IN A PLOWED CORN FIELD. UPON TOUCHDOWN, THE AIRCRAFT SLID TO STOP. LEFT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED AND RETRACTED IN WHEEL WELL. POST INCIDENT INVESTIGATION REVEALED MINOR DAMAGE TO LANDING GEAR ASSEMBLY AND RIGHT WING TIP. FUEL ON BOARD WAS ESTIMATED BY VISUAL SIGHT GAUGE ON WING AND OBSERVING FUEL IN TANKS AS APPROXIMATELY 8 GALLONS OF FUEL IN THE RIGHT MAIN TANK AND 12 GALLONS OF FUEL IN LEFT MAIN TANK. ENGINE FAILED DUE TO UNKNOWN CAUSES. WILL REQUEST MDR AFTER ANALYSIS. THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED.