# Incident 20020414008659I: Mooney M20J, Beaufort, SC, April 14, 2002

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 14, 2002, 11:45 local time
- Place: Beaufort, SC
- Airport: Beaufort County Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.4531° N, 80.7186° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Beaufort, SC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.4531&lon=-80.7186&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3880H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3880H-2002-11-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20J (registry code 5870219, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 SER A&C (registry code 41511, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-ser-a-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20J
- Reported engine: CONT IO360*
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 700 total, 260 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020414008659I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-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.

## Other reports on N3880H (1)

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

- [Incident 19900302012029I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900302012029I), Mar 2, 1990: Mooney M20J (N3880H), Bridgeport, CT, Minor damage. Pilot stated he forgot to lower gear when practicing landings. Landed gear up.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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