# Accident 19990519005359A: Mooney M20G, Burlington, WA, May 19, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 19, 1999, 17:45 local time
- Place: Burlington, WA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.1793° N, 121.6691° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.1793&lon=-121.6691&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6700N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6700N-2002-05-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M-20G (registry code 5870216, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m-20g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20G
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA99LA066](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA99LA066) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990519005359A

## Narrative

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

ACFT ENGINE WAS RUNNING ROUGH, SO THE PILOT MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING ON A ROAD, AND THE ACFT CRASHED AND SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE, OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES ARE UNKNOWN. (-23)DURING MANUEVERS ON LOCAL FLIGHT, ENGINE BEGAN TO LOSE POWER. PILOT INITIATED LANDING ON "FARM TO MARKET ROAD", THEN CHOSE ALTERNATE LANDING SITE OF A FARMERS FIELD. PILOT COMPLETED GEAR-UP LANDING WITH A/C CATCHING LEFT WING TIP AND SPINNING AROUND. ON 5/24/99, THE CARBURETOR WAS DISASSEMBLED AND A FEW LARGE PIECES OF SEDIMENT WERE FOUND IN THE BOWL. FURTHER INSPECTION DISCLOSED A PIECE OF DEBRIS WAS IN THE ORIFICE FOR THE MAIN FUEL DISCHARGE NOZZLE.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB SEA99LA066](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA99LA066), May 19, 1999: Mooney M-20G (N6700N), Burlington, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power due to carburetor contamination. Factors include the pilot's misjudgment of altitude and distance when he performed his forced landing.

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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