20011212037179I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Mooney M20C · Sebring, FL · December 12, 2001

Date: December 12, 2001 · 17:36 local
Place: Sebring, FL
Airport: Sebring Regional Airport
Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N6292U
Reported as: Mooney M20C
Reported engine: Lycoming O360*
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 250 total1 in this make and model

N6292URegistered now · Mooney M20CS/N 2131 · Built 1962 Airframe modelMooney M20C Engine modelLycoming O&VO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) Owner (larry joe grant) was being instructed by (john adrian harrington) in the operation of the aircraft for insurance purposes. Aircraft is based at the Sebring, Florida airport. During a local flight, the aircraft began running rough. The pilot checked the magnetos and noticed a normal drop in RPM. Shortly after the mag check the engine failed. The pilot tried to make a forced landing at the Sebring airport, however, there was not enoughtime and elected to land in a field approximately 3 miles east of the Sebring airport. Mechanics from carter aircraft and pj aircraft companies (Sebring airport) inspected the aircraft and stated that there was no structural damage and they would be tearing the engine down to determine cause of it's failure. The local police were on the scene and have sent a report to this office. E-mailed pictures of the aircraft have been received and are attached to this report.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) OWNER (LARRY JOE GRANT) WAS BEING INSTRUCTED BY (JOHN ADRIAN HARRINGTON) IN THE OPERATION OF THE AIRCRAFT FOR INSURANCE PURPOSES. AIRCRAFT IS BASED AT THE SEBRING, FLORIDA AIRPORT. DURING A LOCAL FLIGHT, THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN RUNNING ROUGH. THE PILOT CHECKED THE MAGNETOS AND NOTICED A NORMAL DROP IN RPM. SHORTLY AFTER THE MAG CHECK THE ENGINE FAILED. THE PILOT TRIED TO MAKE A FORCED LANDING AT THE SEBRING AIRPORT, HOWEVER, THERE WAS NOT ENOUGHTIME AND ELECTED TO LAND IN A FIELD APPROXIMATELY 3 MILES EAST OF THE SEBRING AIRPORT. MECHANICS FROM CARTER AIRCRAFT AND PJ AIRCRAFT COMPANIES (SEBRING AIRPORT) INSPECTED THE AIRCRAFT AND STATED THAT THERE WAS NO STRUCTURAL DAMAGE AND THEY WOULD BE TEARING THE ENGINE DOWN TO DETERMINE CAUSE OF IT'S FAILURE. THE LOCAL POLICE WERE ON THE SCENE AND HAVE SENT A REPORT TO THIS OFFICE. E-MAILED PICTURES OF THE AIRCRAFT HAVE BEEN RECEIVED AND ARE ATTACHED TO THIS REPORT.