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FAA incident report · Mooney M20F · Roanoke, VA · February 21, 2000

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Date
February 21, 2000 · 09:07 local
Place
Roanoke, VA
Airport
Roanoke Regional/Woodrum Field
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N13MD
Reported as
Mooney M20F
Reported engine
Continental IO360*
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,908 total1,598 in this make and model12 in the last 90 days
N13MDRegistered now · Mooney M20FS/N 680025 · Built 1967Airframe modelMooney M20FEngine modelLycoming I0360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) February 22, 2000, received preliminary incident report from comm center dated February 21, 2000, from Roanoke, Virginia, 0907E local time. Report stated a/c landed on runway 33 after reporting a problem with the engine. ARFF responded and the a/c taxied to the ramp. Pilot contacted piedmont aviation services to evaluate discrepancy with engine. Piedmont maint had found the throttle control disconnected from the fuel injector servo. The throttle control was found undamaged, with the rod end still attached. Piedmont reported the throttle control attach bolt was still located in the hole of the servo attach arm. The nut and cotter pin was not located in the engine compartment. Moorstein departed Roanoke after piedmont reconnected the throttle control to the fuel servo. PIC gave the following account:after departing bcb at 0845, climbed to an altitude of 9500 feet, began to notice map drop from 22" to 17" (at 0905) and continued to drop to 12". Pilot was concerned that the aux fuel pump was causing the loss of power. He stated to inspectors that the pump had been leaking fuel and making (in his opinion) abnormal noise the last few legs of his trip. PIC reported to Roanoke approach control he was 10 miles north of Roanoke at 9500 feet and had lost his engine. An approach initially assigned him runway 33, then gave PIC choice of any runway. Due to altitude, PIC elected to land on runway 33. Aircraft landed with no damage.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) FEBRUARY 22, 2000, RECEIVED PRELIMINARY INCIDENT REPORT FROM COMM CENTER DATED FEBRUARY 21, 2000, FROM ROANOKE, VIRGINIA, 0907E LOCAL TIME. REPORT STATED A/C LANDED ON RUNWAY 33 AFTER REPORTING A PROBLEM WITH THE ENGINE. ARFF RESPONDED AND THE A/C TAXIED TO THE RAMP. PILOT CONTACTED PIEDMONT AVIATION SERVICES TO EVALUATE DISCREPANCY WITH ENGINE. PIEDMONT MAINT HAD FOUND THE THROTTLE CONTROL DISCONNECTED FROM THE FUEL INJECTOR SERVO. THE THROTTLE CONTROL WAS FOUND UNDAMAGED, WITH THE ROD END STILL ATTACHED. PIEDMONT REPORTED THE THROTTLE CONTROL ATTACH BOLT WAS STILL LOCATED IN THE HOLE OF THE SERVO ATTACH ARM. THE NUT AND COTTER PIN WAS NOT LOCATED IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. MOORSTEIN DEPARTED ROANOKE AFTER PIEDMONT RECONNECTED THE THROTTLE CONTROL TO THE FUEL SERVO. PIC GAVE THE FOLLOWING ACCOUNT:AFTER DEPARTING BCB AT 0845, CLIMBED TO AN ALTITUDE OF 9500 FEET, BEGAN TO NOTICE MAP DROP FROM 22" TO 17" (AT 0905) AND CONTINUED TO DROP TO 12". PILOT WAS CONCERNED THAT THE AUX FUEL PUMP WAS CAUSING THE LOSS OF POWER. HE STATED TO INSPECTORS THAT THE PUMP HAD BEEN LEAKING FUEL AND MAKING (IN HIS OPINION) ABNORMAL NOISE THE LAST FEW LEGS OF HIS TRIP. PIC REPORTED TO ROANOKE APPROACH CONTROL HE WAS 10 MILES NORTH OF ROANOKE AT 9500 FEET AND HAD LOST HIS ENGINE. AN APPROACH INITIALLY ASSIGNED HIM RUNWAY 33, THEN GAVE PIC CHOICE OF ANY RUNWAY. DUE TO ALTITUDE, PIC ELECTED TO LAND ON RUNWAY 33. AIRCRAFT LANDED WITH NO DAMAGE.