# Incident 20060809015699I: Mooney M20C, Belgrade, MT, August 9, 2006

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 9, 2006, 17:53 local time
- Place: Belgrade, MT
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.7827° N, 111.1783° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Belgrade, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.7827&lon=-111.1783&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9184V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9184V) (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: 3,000 total, 30 in this make and model, 250 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060809015699I

## Narrative

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

(-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.

- [Accident 19730325005979A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730325005979A), Mar 25, 1973: Mooney M20C (N9184V), Grand Canyn, AZ, Substantial damage. Acft lndd long. Tkof to keep fm ovrshooting.

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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