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FAA incident report · Mooney M20J · Buckeye, AZ · May 19, 2002

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Date
May 19, 2002 · 16:45 local
Place
Buckeye, AZ
Phase of flight
Forced Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N4148H
Reported as
Mooney M20J
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
900 total120 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days
N4148HRegistered now · Mooney M20JS/N 24-0647 · Built 1978Airframe modelMooney M20JEngine modelLycoming I0360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) Descending from 9500 ft MSL when engine quit. Pilot attempted restart with no success. Pilot attempted to land on a dirt strip but landed short. Aircraft landed on dirt and small brush in desert. Damage to gear doors and minor leading edge dents on main wings. Pilot states approx 5 inch dent on undercarriage near horizontal stabilizer. No injuries to pilot or pax. No damage to persons or structures on the ground. End.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) DESCENDING FROM 9500 FT MSL WHEN ENGINE QUIT. PILOT ATTEMPTED RESTART WITH NO SUCCESS. PILOT ATTEMPTED TO LAND ON A DIRT STRIP BUT LANDED SHORT. AIRCRAFT LANDED ON DIRT AND SMALL BRUSH IN DESERT. DAMAGE TO GEAR DOORS AND MINOR LEADING EDGE DENTS ON MAIN WINGS. PILOT STATES APPROX 5 INCH DENT ON UNDERCARRIAGE NEAR HORIZONTAL STABILIZER. NO INJURIES TO PILOT OR PAX. NO DAMAGE TO PERSONS OR STRUCTURES ON THE GROUND. END.