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FAA incident report · Mooney M20M · Paducah, KY · July 11, 2002

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Date
July 11, 2002 · 08:49 local
Place
Paducah, KY
Phase of flight
Climb
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N9151X
Reported as
Mooney M20M
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
850 total300 in this make and model15 in the last 90 days
N9151XRegistered now · Mooney M20MS/N 27-0149Airframe modelMooney M20MEngine modelLycoming TI0-540 seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

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(-23) On July 11, 2002, at 08:49 CDT, a Mooney M20-M, N9151X, departed Paducah (pah), KY on an IFR flight plan. The pilot climbed through an assigned altitude of 4,000'. The pilot advised ATC he was having trouble with his instruments and that the autopilot was not functioning. The pilot advised he wanted to return to pah and he was cleared back to pah. He attempted an instrument approach at pah but he was unable to properly execute the approach. The controller suggested to go to blytheville (hka), AR. The pilot flew to hka and found good VFR where he landed. The aircraft had recently had avionics work performed on it and the pilot had not checked all the avionics settings before he took off. When equipment did not work as it should have he became confused and allowed the a/c to deviate from assigned altitudes and headings. He successfully landed in blythville, AR. The private pilot was the sole occupant and there was no damage to the aircraft. The aircraft was operated as a personal flight by the pilot/owner under CFR part 91. Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed at pah and VFR at hka and an IFR flight plan was filed. Re-examination was successful.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON JULY 11, 2002, AT 08:49 CDT, A MOONEY M20-M, N9151X, DEPARTED PADUCAH (PAH), KY ON AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN. THE PILOT CLIMBED THROUGH AN ASSIGNED ALTITUDE OF 4,000'. THE PILOT ADVISED ATC HE WAS HAVING TROUBLE WITH HIS INSTRUMENTS AND THAT THE AUTOPILOT WAS NOT FUNCTIONING. THE PILOT ADVISED HE WANTED TO RETURN TO PAH AND HE WAS CLEARED BACK TO PAH. HE ATTEMPTED AN INSTRUMENT APPROACH AT PAH BUT HE WAS UNABLE TO PROPERLY EXECUTE THE APPROACH. THE CONTROLLER SUGGESTED TO GO TO BLYTHEVILLE (HKA), AR. THE PILOT FLEW TO HKA AND FOUND GOOD VFR WHERE HE LANDED. THE AIRCRAFT HAD RECENTLY HAD AVIONICS WORK PERFORMED ON IT AND THE PILOT HAD NOT CHECKED ALL THE AVIONICS SETTINGS BEFORE HE TOOK OFF. WHEN EQUIPMENT DID NOT WORK AS IT SHOULD HAVE HE BECAME CONFUSED AND ALLOWED THE A/C TO DEVIATE FROM ASSIGNED ALTITUDES AND HEADINGS. HE SUCCESSFULLY LANDED IN BLYTHVILLE, AR. THE PRIVATE PILOT WAS THE SOLE OCCUPANT AND THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS OPERATED AS A PERSONAL FLIGHT BY THE PILOT/OWNER UNDER CFR PART 91. INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT PAH AND VFR AT HKA AND AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. RE-EXAMINATION WAS SUCCESSFUL.