# Accident 20060202030559A: Mooney M20C, Cottage Grove, OR, February 2, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 2, 2006, 14:17 local time
- Place: Cottage Grove, OR
- Airport: Cottage Grove State
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.8041° N, 123.0321° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at COTTAGE GROVE STATE (61S), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.8041&lon=-123.0321&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6595U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6595U-2009-04-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20C (registry code 5870208, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20C
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,144 total, 166 in this make and model, 28 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060202030559A

## Narrative

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

(-23) CFI CONDUCTING FAMILIARIZATION FLIGHTS TO NEW AIRCRAFT OWNER WITH THE INTENTION OF GIVING AN ENDORSEMENT FOR COMPLEX AIRCRAFT OPERATIONS AFTER 10 HOURS OF DUAL. AIRCRAFT WAS OPERATED FOR JUST OVER 30 MINUTES WHEN IT LOST POWER WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LAND AT ITS BASE AIRPORT. CFI TOOK CONTROL OF AIRCRAFT AND REQUESTED THAT THE PILOT/OWNER SWITCH FUEL TANKS. PILOT/OWNER STATED HE COULD NOT REACH THE FUEL SELECTOR.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

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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