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FAA incident report · Mooney M20E · Harrisburg, PA · May 27, 1997

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Date
May 27, 1997 · 11:45 local
Place
Harrisburg, PA
Airport
Capital City
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N6819V
Reported as
Mooney M20E
Reported engine
Lycoming IO360A1A
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
408 total300 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days
N6819VRegistered now · Aerostar Acft Corp Of Texas M20ES/N 21-0006 · Built 1971Airframe modelAerostar Acft Corp Of Texas M20EEngine modelLycoming I0360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

Narrative: on may 27, 1997, at 1145 hours local time, an Aerostar (Mooney) model M-20-E, registration number N6819V, registered to dean r. thomas, made a power off, gear up landing at Capital City Airport (cxy), in new cumberland, PA while on a pleasure flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and no flight plan was filed. The aircraft received minor damage and the certificated private pilot was not injured. The flight originated at new cumberland, PA on may 27,1997 at 1130 hours local time. The aircraft departed cxy from runway 12 at 500 feet AGL. The aircraft engine lost power and quit. The pilot made a 180 degree turn and returned to the airfield. The pilot did not lower the landing gear and made a gear up landing onto the grass area between the runway and the taxiway. Inspection revealed that the engines gascolator was leaking. The fuel system was able to ingest air into it through the leak at the gascolator causing engine fuel starvation during take off when maximum power was demanded. Submission of this report closes this incident.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: ON MAY 27, 1997, AT 1145 HOURS LOCAL TIME, AN AEROSTAR (MOONEY) MODEL M-20-E, REGISTRATION NUMBER N6819V, REGISTERED TO DEAN R. THOMAS, MADE A POWER OFF, GEAR UP LANDING AT CAPITAL CITY AIRPORT (CXY), IN NEW CUMBERLAND, PA WHILE ON A PLEASURE FLIGHT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE AND THE CERTIFICATED PRIVATE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT NEW CUMBERLAND, PA ON MAY 27,1997 AT 1130 HOURS LOCAL TIME. THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED CXY FROM RUNWAY 12 AT 500 FEET AGL. THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE LOST POWER AND QUIT. THE PILOT MADE A 180 DEGREE TURN AND RETURNED TO THE AIRFIELD. THE PILOT DID NOT LOWER THE LANDING GEAR AND MADE A GEAR UP LANDING ONTO THE GRASS AREA BETWEEN THE RUNWAY AND THE TAXIWAY. INSPECTION REVEALED THAT THE ENGINES GASCOLATOR WAS LEAKING. THE FUEL SYSTEM WAS ABLE TO INGEST AIR INTO IT THROUGH THE LEAK AT THE GASCOLATOR CAUSING ENGINE FUEL STARVATION DURING TAKE OFF WHEN MAXIMUM POWER WAS DEMANDED. SUBMISSION OF THIS REPORT CLOSES THIS INCIDENT.

Other reports on N6819V · 2

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Incident 20020621023799ILevel Off Touchdown · Shreveport, LA(-23) Aircraft experienced electrical failure complicated by a weak battery. Pilot did not pull actuator circuit breaker and manually extend gear to full down and locked position.Jun 21, 2002 · Minor damageIncident 19910511021519IRoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Latrobe, PALeft gear collapsed on landing rollout. Veered and struck a runway light. Retraction tube had failed.May 11, 1991 · Minor damage