What happened
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Acft experienced engine failure due to fuel starvation resulting in a emergency landing, acft struck a terrace in a pasture on landing.(.19) on October 18, 1998, at 1000 central daylight time, a Mooney M20A airplane, N6534B, was substantially damaged during a forced landing following the loss of engine power near Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. The instrument rated private pilot and her two passengers were not injured. The airplane was owned and operated by the pilot under title 14 CFR part 91. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the personal flight for which a flight plan was not filed. The flight originated from the Sundance airpark, near yukon, Oklahoma, approximately 10 minutes prior to the accident. According to the pilot, the engine lost power soon after departing from runway 35 at an altitude of 400 to 500 feet AGL. The pilot stated that she concentrated in flying the airplane to a safe landing and did not have time to switch the fuel selector from the right to the left tank. The pilot landed the airplane in an open pasture with the landing gear extended. During the landing roll, the airplane collided with a terrace, collapsing the landing gear. According to local law enforcement personnel that responded to the accident site, the pilot reported that "the airplane ran out of fuel." In a telephonic interview, the pilot reported to the NTSB investigator-in-charge, that the left main fuel cell was approximately 3/4 full. The pilot added that the 1959 vintage airplane was equipped with a single fuel gauge for both fuel cells. (.4) on October 18, 1998, at 1000 central daylight time, a Mooney M20A airplane, N6534B, was substantially damaged during a forced landing following the loss of engine power near Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. The instrument rated private pilot and her two passengers were not injured. The airplane was owned and operated by the pilot under title 14 CFR part 91. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the personal flight for which a flight plan was not filed. The flight originated from the Sundance airpark, near yukon, Oklahoma, approximately 10 minutes prior to the accident. In the enclosed NTSB form 6120.1/2, the pilot stated that she checked the fuel tanks prior to takeoff and noted that the left fuel tank was 3/4 full and the right fuel tank was "very low." During takeoff; however, the pilot positioned (-23) pilot fueled left tank to 1/2 full. Then due to habit, started the engine on the right tank, completed the runup and departed on the right tank.. Pilot failed to switch to the left tank and exhausted the fuel in the right tank. Made an emergency landing in a pasture. The aircraft hit a terrace which collapsed the gear.
As the FAA filed it
ACFT EXPERIENCED ENGINE FAILURE DUE TO FUEL STARVATION RESULTING IN A EMERGENCY LANDING, ACFT STRUCK A TERRACE IN A PASTURE ON LANDING.(.19) ON OCTOBER 18, 1998, AT 1000 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A MOONEY M20A AIRPLANE, N6534B, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED DURING A FORCED LANDING FOLLOWING THE LOSS OF ENGINE POWER NEAR OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLAHOMA. THE INSTRUMENT RATED PRIVATE PILOT AND HER TWO PASSENGERS WERE NOT INJURED. THE AIRPLANE WAS OWNED AND OPERATED BY THE PILOT UNDER TITLE 14 CFR PART 91. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED FOR THE PERSONAL FLIGHT FOR WHICH A FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM THE SUNDANCE AIRPARK, NEAR YUKON, OKLAHOMA, APPROXIMATELY 10 MINUTES PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, THE ENGINE LOST POWER SOON AFTER DEPARTING FROM RUNWAY 35 AT AN ALTITUDE OF 400 TO 500 FEET AGL. THE PILOT STATED THAT SHE CONCENTRATED IN FLYING THE AIRPLANE TO A SAFE LANDING AND DID NOT HAVE TIME TO SWITCH THE FUEL SELECTOR FROM THE RIGHT TO THE LEFT TANK. THE PILOT LANDED THE AIRPLANE IN AN OPEN PASTURE WITH THE LANDING GEAR EXTENDED. DURING THE LANDING ROLL, THE AIRPLANE COLLIDED WITH A TERRACE, COLLAPSING THE LANDING GEAR. ACCORDING TO LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT PERSONNEL THAT RESPONDED TO THE ACCIDENT SITE, THE PILOT REPORTED THAT "THE AIRPLANE RAN OUT OF FUEL." IN A TELEPHONIC INTERVIEW, THE PILOT REPORTED TO THE NTSB INVESTIGATOR-IN-CHARGE, THAT THE LEFT MAIN FUEL CELL WAS APPROXIMATELY 3/4 FULL. THE PILOT ADDED THAT THE 1959 VINTAGE AIRPLANE WAS EQUIPPED WITH A SINGLE FUEL GAUGE FOR BOTH FUEL CELLS. (.4) ON OCTOBER 18, 1998, AT 1000 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A MOONEY M20A AIRPLANE, N6534B, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED DURING A FORCED LANDING FOLLOWING THE LOSS OF ENGINE POWER NEAR OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLAHOMA. THE INSTRUMENT RATED PRIVATE PILOT AND HER TWO PASSENGERS WERE NOT INJURED. THE AIRPLANE WAS OWNED AND OPERATED BY THE PILOT UNDER TITLE 14 CFR PART 91. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED FOR THE PERSONAL FLIGHT FOR WHICH A FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM THE SUNDANCE AIRPARK, NEAR YUKON, OKLAHOMA, APPROXIMATELY 10 MINUTES PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT. IN THE ENCLOSED NTSB FORM 6120.1/2, THE PILOT STATED THAT SHE CHECKED THE FUEL TANKS PRIOR TO TAKEOFF AND NOTED THAT THE LEFT FUEL TANK WAS 3/4 FULL AND THE RIGHT FUEL TANK WAS "VERY LOW." DURING TAKEOFF; HOWEVER, THE PILOT POSITIONED (-23) PILOT FUELED LEFT TANK TO 1/2 FULL. THEN DUE TO HABIT, STARTED THE ENGINE ON THE RIGHT TANK, COMPLETED THE RUNUP AND DEPARTED ON THE RIGHT TANK.. PILOT FAILED TO SWITCH TO THE LEFT TANK AND EXHAUSTED THE FUEL IN THE RIGHT TANK. MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A PASTURE. THE AIRCRAFT HIT A TERRACE WHICH COLLAPSED THE GEAR.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.