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FAA accident report · Mooney M20E · Albuquerque, NM · August 3, 2000

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Date
August 3, 2000 · 09:26 local
Place
Albuquerque, NM
Phase of flight
Forced Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N6927U
NTSB investigation
NTSBDEN00LA144
Reported as
Mooney M20E
Reported engine
Lycoming IO360A1A
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,288 total450 in this make and model30 in the last 90 days
N6927URegistered now · Mooney M20ES/N 297Airframe modelMooney M20EEngine modelLycoming I0360 seriesReciprocating

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.

(.4)The engine lost power shortly after takeoff. The pilot made a forced landing on a street and during the landing roll, the airplane struck road signs, damaging both wings. The pilot told FAA inspectors that he had departed Albuquerque international sunport with half-full fuel tanks, and had flown to santa fe and los alamos, new Mexico. From there, he flew to double eagle ii airport. He did not purchase fuel at either airport. When the inspectors examined the airplane at the accident site, they found the left tank was 'bone dry' and only 'residual' fuel could be detected in the right tank. The airplane has a fuel capacity of 52 gallons. (-23) on August 3, 2000, a Mooney M-20-E, N6927U was cleared to land on runway 3 at Albuquerque sunport, when the private pilot reported his engine quit and was landing on a road. The aircraft was substantially damaged when it struck several road signs while landing on rio bravo blvd. Approximately 3 miles west of the airport. The pilot/owner and sole occupant was uninjured and told the investigating inspector on scene that he ran out of fuel. The on scene investigation revealed that the left fuel tank was completely em pty and the right tank contained a minimal amount of fuel. The fuel selector was turned to the left tank.

As the FAA filed it

(.4)THE ENGINE LOST POWER SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF. THE PILOT MADE A FORCED LANDING ON A STREET AND DURING THE LANDING ROLL, THE AIRPLANE STRUCK ROAD SIGNS, DAMAGING BOTH WINGS. THE PILOT TOLD FAA INSPECTORS THAT HE HAD DEPARTED ALBUQUERQUE INTERNATIONAL SUNPORT WITH HALF-FULL FUEL TANKS, AND HAD FLOWN TO SANTA FE AND LOS ALAMOS, NEW MEXICO. FROM THERE, HE FLEW TO DOUBLE EAGLE II AIRPORT. HE DID NOT PURCHASE FUEL AT EITHER AIRPORT. WHEN THE INSPECTORS EXAMINED THE AIRPLANE AT THE ACCIDENT SITE, THEY FOUND THE LEFT TANK WAS 'BONE DRY' AND ONLY 'RESIDUAL' FUEL COULD BE DETECTED IN THE RIGHT TANK. THE AIRPLANE HAS A FUEL CAPACITY OF 52 GALLONS. (-23) ON AUGUST 3, 2000, A MOONEY M-20-E, N6927U WAS CLEARED TO LAND ON RUNWAY 3 AT ALBUQUERQUE SUNPORT, WHEN THE PRIVATE PILOT REPORTED HIS ENGINE QUIT AND WAS LANDING ON A ROAD. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHEN IT STRUCK SEVERAL ROAD SIGNS WHILE LANDING ON RIO BRAVO BLVD. APPROXIMATELY 3 MILES WEST OF THE AIRPORT. THE PILOT/OWNER AND SOLE OCCUPANT WAS UNINJURED AND TOLD THE INVESTIGATING INSPECTOR ON SCENE THAT HE RAN OUT OF FUEL. THE ON SCENE INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE LEFT FUEL TANK WAS COMPLETELY EM PTY AND THE RIGHT TANK CONTAINED A MINIMAL AMOUNT OF FUEL. THE FUEL SELECTOR WAS TURNED TO THE LEFT TANK.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB DEN00LA144Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportAlbuquerque, NMFuel exhaustion and the pilot's failure the refuel the airplane. Factors were the road signs.Aug 3, 2000 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N6927U · 1

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

Incident 19941013041039IGo Round (Aborted VFR) · Las Vegas, NVLost directional control landing. Tried go around but struck embankment off edge of runway.Oct 13, 1994 · Minor damage