# Accident 20000722012889A: Mooney M20C, Longmont, CO, July 22, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 22, 2000, 08:30 local time
- Place: Longmont, CO
- Airport: Vance Brand Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.1690° N, 105.1095° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1690&lon=-105.1095&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6253U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6253U-2020-05-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20C (registry code 5870208, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20c) (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 M20C
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN00LA137](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN00LA137) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000722012889A

## Narrative

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

(-23) MOONEY M20C, N6253U DEPARTED LONGMONT AIRPORT (2V2) LONGMONT, CO USING RUNWAY 29 APPROXIMATELY 827 MDT, 7-22-00, AFTER THE 2ND TOUCH & GO, TAKE OFF/LANDING AND DEPARTED THE PATTERN TO THE NORTH. AT APPROXIMATELY 15OO AGL THE ENGINE LOST POWER AND THE AIRCRAFT FORCED LANDED IN A FIELD NORTHWEST AND 100 OR MORE YARDS FROM THE DEPATURE END OF RUNWAY 29 AT APPROXIMATELY 830 MDT.  THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANIAL DAMAGE, BUT THE PRIVATE PILOT AND HIS PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED.  THE FLIGTH ORIGINATED AT JEFFERSON COUNTY AIRPORT, BROOMFIELD, CO.  ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, ENGINE LOST POWER DUE TO FUEL STARVATION.  NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED.

## 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 DEN00LA137](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN00LA137), Jul 22, 2000: Mooney M20C (N6253U), Longmont, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper fuel tank selector position resulting in fuel starvation and the ditch impacted during the landing roll. A contributing factor was the pilot's failure to follow published…

## Other reports on N6253U (4)

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

- [Accident 19990703043599A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990703043599A), Jul 3, 1999: Mooney M20C (N6253U), Big Piney, WY, No damage. (-23) While encountering gusty crosswinds on landing the pilot failed to maintain directional control of the a/c.
- [Incident 19980503013109I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980503013109I), May 3, 1998: Mooney M20C (N6253U), Denver, CO, Minor damage. Narrative: the student pilot was returning from a cross county flight and lost directional control of the aircraft after touchdown. He veered off runway 29R…
- [Incident 19910410015159I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910410015159I), Apr 10, 1991: Mooney M20C (N6253U), Greeley, CO, Minor damage. Pilot forgot to lower landing gear and landed gear up. Did not hear gear warning horn until speed reduced on flare.
- [Incident 19880324018639I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880324018639I), Mar 24, 1988: Mooney M20C (N6253U), Rapid City, SD. After passing through clouds engine quit. Restarted on final. Landed safely. Suspect carburetor icing.

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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