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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Mooney M20F · Oslo, MN · May 7, 2001

Date: May 7, 2001 · 09:30 local
Place: Oslo, MN
Airport: Private
Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N301LM
Reported as: Mooney M20F
Reported engine: Lycoming IO360A1A
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 914 total452 in this make and model6 in the last 90 days

N301LMRegistered now · Mooney M20FS/N 670323 Airframe modelMooney M20F Engine modelLycoming I0360 SER A&CReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23)During take-off climb, engine lost power and quit running. Aircraft was landed straight ahead into a muddy farm field 300-400 ft. off the end of the runway. No injuries, minor damage to the aircraft. Post inspection revealed water in the sump of the right hand fuel tank. Investigation indicates that the aircraft was exposed to heavy rains prior to this flight. Pilot states that pre take-off run up was conducted with the fuel selector on the left hand tank, but the take off was initiated with the fuel selector on the right hand tank.

As the FAA filed it

(-23)DURING TAKE-OFF CLIMB, ENGINE LOST POWER AND QUIT RUNNING. AIRCRAFT WAS LANDED STRAIGHT AHEAD INTO A MUDDY FARM FIELD 300-400 FT. OFF THE END OF THE RUNWAY. NO INJURIES, MINOR DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. POST INSPECTION REVEALED WATER IN THE SUMP OF THE RIGHT HAND FUEL TANK. INVESTIGATION INDICATES THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS EXPOSED TO HEAVY RAINS PRIOR TO THIS FLIGHT. PILOT STATES THAT PRE TAKE-OFF RUN UP WAS CONDUCTED WITH THE FUEL SELECTOR ON THE LEFT HAND TANK, BUT THE TAKE OFF WAS INITIATED WITH THE FUEL SELECTOR ON THE RIGHT HAND TANK.