# Incident 19990410023069I: Mooney M20F, Philadelphia, PA, April 10, 1999

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 10, 1999, 22:41 local time
- Place: Philadelphia, PA
- Airport: Philadelphia International
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.8721° N, 75.2407° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at PHILADELPHIA INTL (PHL), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.8721&lon=-75.2407&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3498N, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3498N) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20F (registry code 5870214, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20F
- Reported engine: LYC IO360A1A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,550 total, 900 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990410023069I

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT FILLED FUEL TANKS A FEW DAYS BEFORE FLIGHT. AFTER FLYING APPROX. 2 HOURS 35 MINUTES, AIRCRAFT LOST POWER AND LANDED AT THE PHILADELPHIA INT'L AIRPORT.  IT WAS THEN TOWED TO ATLANTIC AVIATION.  THE FUEL TANKS WERE FOUND TO BE EMPTY.  MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AIRCRAFT AND FOUND NO PROBLEMS. PRIVACY DATA OMITTED ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^                    INCIDENT CLOSED.

## Other reports on N3498N (2)

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

- [Incident 19880906052669I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880906052669I), Sep 6, 1988: Mooney M20F (N3498N), Davenport, IA, Minor damage. Forgot to lower landing gear and landed with gear up. Damage to aircraft was minor.
- [Accident 19750209001479A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750209001479A), Feb 9, 1975: Mooney M20F (N3498N), Davenport, IA, Substantial damage. Water found in fuel sys.OAT -4 deg,water in fuel flow divider could solidify.

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.