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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Mooney M20C · Belgrade, MT · August 9, 2006

Date: August 9, 2006 · 17:53 local
Place: Belgrade, MT
Phase of flight: Climb
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N9184V
Reported as: Mooney M20C
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 3,000 total30 in this make and model250 in the last 90 days

N9184VRegistered now · Mooney M20CS/N 690036 · Built 1969 Airframe modelMooney M20C Engine modelLycoming O&VO-360 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) Fuel mismanagement between the right and left tanks. Right tank was full, and the left was approximately half-full at departure and ran the left tank dry and the engine failed. Returned to the airport with minor damage to the aircraft and no injuries. The pilot in command was counselled on proper fuel management.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) FUEL MISMANAGEMENT BETWEEN THE RIGHT AND LEFT TANKS. RIGHT TANK WAS FULL, AND THE LEFT WAS APPROXIMATELY HALF-FULL AT DEPARTURE AND RAN THE LEFT TANK DRY AND THE ENGINE FAILED. RETURNED TO THE AIRPORT WITH MINOR DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT AND NO INJURIES. THE PILOT IN COMMAND WAS COUNSELLED ON PROPER FUEL MANAGEMENT.

Other reports on N9184V · 1

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

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