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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Mooney M20K · Gonzales, LA · March 20, 2000

Date
March 20, 2000 · 18:30 local
Place
Gonzales, LA
Airport
Louisiana Regional Airport
Phase of flight
Climb
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N231MS
Reported as
Mooney M20K
Reported engine
Continental TSIO360GB
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) Pilot departed runway 35 at 1820 hrs, from Louisiana Regional Airport, ascended to 300 ft and the engine lost complete power, the pilot steered the aircraft to the left and found an area of land to put down in. Pilot did not put the gear down, landed aircraft gear up. Checked the fuel tanks and found all four tanks full. On 3-27-00 after removing the cowling to obtain a fuel sample, which was not the problem. We pressurized the fuel system and found a "b" nut loose on the pressure side of the fuel pump, which was connected to the fuel flow transducer. privacy data omitted

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT DEPARTED RUNWAY 35 AT 1820 HRS, FROM LOUISIANA REGIONAL AIRPORT, ASCENDED TO 300 FT AND THE ENGINE LOST COMPLETE POWER, THE PILOT STEERED THE AIRCRAFT TO THE LEFT AND FOUND AN AREA OF LAND TO PUT DOWN IN. PILOT DID NOT PUT THE GEAR DOWN, LANDED AIRCRAFT GEAR UP. CHECKED THE FUEL TANKS AND FOUND ALL FOUR TANKS FULL. ON 3-27-00 AFTER REMOVING THE COWLING TO OBTAIN A FUEL SAMPLE, WHICH WAS NOT THE PROBLEM. WE PRESSURIZED THE FUEL SYSTEM AND FOUND A "B" NUT LOOSE ON THE PRESSURE SIDE OF THE FUEL PUMP, WHICH WAS CONNECTED TO THE FUEL FLOW TRANSDUCER. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^

Other reports on N231MS · 1

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