# Incident 20040511020039I: Mooney M20F, Orange, VA, May 11, 2004

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 11, 2004, 19:27 local time
- Place: Orange, VA
- Airport: Orange County Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.2472° N, 78.0456° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ORANGE COUNTY (OMH), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2472&lon=-78.0456&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8040E, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8040E) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20F (registry code 5870214, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-360 series (registry code 17025, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20F
- Reported engine: LYC IO360A1A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,600 total, 50 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040511020039I

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE AIRCRAFT WAS AT CRUISE FROM MORRISTOWN, TN (MOR) TO CULPEPPER, VA (CJR) WHEN THE ENGINE QUIT AND THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO RESTART AND MADE AN OFF-FIELD LANDING HITTING THE FENCE AND FENCE POSTS. THE FUEL SUPPLY WAS FOUND EXHAUSTED AND THE FUEL HOSE FROM THE FIREWALL TO THE ENGINE DRIVEN FUEL PUMP WAS LOOSE AT THE FIRE WALL FITTING "FINGER TIGHT". COUNSELING FOR FAILURE TO TIGHTEN THE FUEL LINE HOSE FITTING AT FIREWALL CONNECTION. FAILURE TO RECOGNIZE FASTER THAN NORMAL USE OF FUEL SUPPLY AND LAND TO INVESTIGATE PROBLEM.

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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