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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Mooney M20J · Beaufort, SC · April 14, 2002

Date: April 14, 2002 · 11:45 local
Place: Beaufort, SC
Airport: Beaufort County Airport
Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N3880H
Reported as: Mooney M20J
Reported engine: Continental IO360*
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 700 total260 in this make and model30 in the last 90 days

N3880HRegistration cancelled Nov 6, 2002 · Mooney M20JS/N 24-0974 · Built 1980 Airframe modelMooney M20J Engine modelLycoming I0360 SER A&CReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) After refueling, pilot, dana nickerson departed Beaufort County Airport, Beaufort, SC, with 2 passengers enroute to fort lauderdale, FL. Approximately 150'-200' the engine began to lose power and quit. The pilot banked 90 degrees to the right and landed in the marsh adjacent to the runway. The fuel in the delivery truck and the aircraft was found to be avgas with no contaminants. Post incident engine run did not reveal any problems with engine or fuel, as it operated normal and ran through all power ranges.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AFTER REFUELING, PILOT, DANA NICKERSON DEPARTED BEAUFORT COUNTY AIRPORT, BEAUFORT, SC, WITH 2 PASSENGERS ENROUTE TO FORT LAUDERDALE, FL. APPROXIMATELY 150'-200' THE ENGINE BEGAN TO LOSE POWER AND QUIT. THE PILOT BANKED 90 DEGREES TO THE RIGHT AND LANDED IN THE MARSH ADJACENT TO THE RUNWAY. THE FUEL IN THE DELIVERY TRUCK AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS FOUND TO BE AVGAS WITH NO CONTAMINANTS. POST INCIDENT ENGINE RUN DID NOT REVEAL ANY PROBLEMS WITH ENGINE OR FUEL, AS IT OPERATED NORMAL AND RAN THROUGH ALL POWER RANGES.

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