19970808028249A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Mooney M20K · Lakeport, CA · August 8, 1997

Date: August 8, 1997 · 11:15 local
Place: Lakeport, CA
Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N321RM
NTSB investigation: NTSBLAX97LA282
Reported as: Mooney M20K
Reported engine: Continental TSIO360GB
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 3,300 total

N321RMRegistered now · Mooney M20KS/N 25-0230 · Built 1979 Airframe modelMooney M20K Engine modelContinental TSIO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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On maintenance test flight lost power on climbout. Crashed. Fuel tank work. Air in system using full other tank.

As the FAA filed it

ON MAINTENANCE TEST FLIGHT LOST POWER ON CLIMBOUT. CRASHED. FUEL TANK WORK. AIR IN SYSTEM USING FULL OTHER TANK.

NTSB investigation

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NTSB LAX97LA282Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportLakeport, CAthe pilot's inadequate preflight by failing to ensure that the fuel selector was positioned to a tank containing fuel, which resulted in fuel starvation, and a forced landing shortly after takeoff.Aug 8, 1997 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N321RM · 2

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

Incident 20090723015779ILanding · Georgetown, CA(-23) Pilot failed to lower landing gear for landing.Jul 23, 2009 · Minor damage Incident 19990807024419IFcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise · Sacramento, CA(-23) On 08/07/99, at 1420 PDT, a Mooney M20K, N321RM, registered to ronald louis dona departed Mather field (mhr) enroute to cameron park (O61). After the pilot initiated landing gear extension, he noticed the landing gear was not fully extended. Another…Aug 7, 1999 · Minor damage