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FAA incident report · Mooney M20E · Marysville, OH · February 11, 2006

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Date
February 11, 2006 · 18:52 local
Place
Marysville, OH
Airport
Union County Airport
Phase of flight
Descent
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N79374
Reported as
Mooney M20E
Reported engine
Lycoming IO360A1A
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
260 total170 in this make and model15 in the last 90 days
N79374Registered now · Mooney M20ES/N 584 · Built 1965Airframe modelMooney M20EEngine 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) Private pilot privacy data omitted conducted a personal pleasure flight from darby dan airport (6I6) to Union County Airport (mrt). Approaching Union country he descended in a right turning spiral from 4,000 feet to 2,000 feet in preparation for entering the traffic pattern. The engine stopped running about 2100 feet. The pilot executed the required emergency procedures. He also changed fuel tanks. The engine momentarily ran and then stopped. The pilot was able to land the aircraft in a field without damage to the aircraft or property. The pilot was the sole occupant of the aircraft and he sustained no injuries. The investigation of the aircraft revealed that the left tank was about one-third full. The right tank had a lesser amount of fuel. The engine was started with fuel from the left tank. The fuel selector was changed to the right tank and the engine continued. The engine failure was not due to fuel starvation. The descending right spiral most likely unported the engine and there was not enough time to restart the engine.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PRIVATE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OM^ CONDUCTED A PERSONAL PLEASURE FLIGHT FROM DARBY DAN AIRPORT (6I6) TO UNION COUNTY AIRPORT (MRT). APPROACHING UNION COUNTRY HE DESCENDED IN A RIGHT TURNING SPIRAL FROM 4,000 FEET TO 2,000 FEET IN PREPARATION FOR ENTERING THE TRAFFIC PATTERN. THE ENGINE STOPPED RUNNING ABOUT 2100 FEET. THE PILOT EXECUTED THE REQUIRED EMERGENCY PROCEDURES. HE ALSO CHANGED FUEL TANKS. THE ENGINE MOMENTARILY RAN AND THEN STOPPED. THE PILOT WAS ABLE TO LAND THE AIRCRAFT IN A FIELD WITHOUT DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT OR PROPERTY. THE PILOT WAS THE SOLE OCCUPANT OF THE AIRCRAFT AND HE SUSTAINED NO INJURIES. THE INVESTIGATION OF THE AIRCRAFT REVEALED THAT THE LEFT TANK WAS ABOUT ONE-THIRD FULL. THE RIGHT TANK HAD A LESSER AMOUNT OF FUEL. THE ENGINE WAS STARTED WITH FUEL FROM THE LEFT TANK. THE FUEL SELECTOR WAS CHANGED TO THE RIGHT TANK AND THE ENGINE CONTINUED. THE ENGINE FAILURE WAS NOT DUE TO FUEL STARVATION. THE DESCENDING RIGHT SPIRAL MOST LIKELY UNPORTED THE ENGINE AND THERE WAS NOT ENOUGH TIME TO RESTART THE ENGINE.

Other reports on N79374 · 1

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

Incident 19911021051679IFcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise · Dexter, IAEngine quit in flight. Forced landing on highway. Found fuel injection system had malfunctioned.Oct 21, 1991