# Incident 19970527011969I: Mooney M20E, Harrisburg, PA, May 27, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 27, 1997, 11:45 local time
- Place: Harrisburg, PA
- Airport: Capital City
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.2171° N, 76.8514° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CAPITAL CITY (CXY), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.2171&lon=-76.8514&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6819V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6819V) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aerostar Acft Corp Of Texas M20E (registry code 5870312, https://openairdocs.org/model/aerostar-acft-corp-of-texas-m20e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20E
- Reported engine: LYC IO360A1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 408 total, 300 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970527011969I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

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 20020621023799I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020621023799I), Jun 21, 2002: Mooney M20E (N6819V), Shreveport, LA, Minor damage. (-23) Aircraft experienced electrical failure complicated by a weak battery. Pilot did not pull actuator circuit breaker and manually extend gear to full down…
- [Incident 19910511021519I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910511021519I), May 11, 1991: Mooney M20E (N6819V), Latrobe, PA, Minor damage. Left gear collapsed on landing rollout. Veered and struck a runway light. Retraction tube had failed.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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