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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Mooney M20E · Decauter, GA · February 22, 2002

Date: February 22, 2002 · 11:09 local
Place: Decauter, GA
Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N5600Q
Reported as: Mooney M20E
Reported engine: Lycoming IO360A1A
Pilot’s flight hours: 11,081 total500 in this make and model15 in the last 90 days

N5600QRegistered now · Mooney M20ES/N 656 Airframe modelMooney M20E Engine modelLycoming I0360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) First reported as accident; determined incident at scene. N5600Q lost engine power during cruise flight. Pilot made emergency landing in open field. Pilot elected to land gear up due to glide distance to field. Some propeller damage and damage to passenger loading step. Inspection found #3 cyl fuel ejector plugged with small piece of trash. Fuel system found clean. No other malfunctions noted.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) FIRST REPORTED AS ACCIDENT; DETERMINED INCIDENT AT SCENE. N5600Q LOST ENGINE POWER DURING CRUISE FLIGHT. PILOT MADE EMERGENCY LANDING IN OPEN FIELD. PILOT ELECTED TO LAND GEAR UP DUE TO GLIDE DISTANCE TO FIELD. SOME PROPELLER DAMAGE AND DAMAGE TO PASSENGER LOADING STEP. INSPECTION FOUND #3 CYL FUEL EJECTOR PLUGGED WITH SMALL PIECE OF TRASH. FUEL SYSTEM FOUND CLEAN. NO OTHER MALFUNCTIONS NOTED.