# Accident 20070303006209A: Mooney M20D, Visalia, CA, March 3, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 3, 2007, 07:45 local time
- Place: Visalia, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.3333° N, 119.3833° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.3333&lon=-119.3833&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6628U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6628U-2017-04-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20D (registry code 5870210, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20d) (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 M20D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,083 total, 650 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX07CA098](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX07CA098) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070303006209A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT REPORTED HE DID NOT VISUALLY CHECK THE FUEL QUANTITY DURING THE PREFLIGHT INSPECTION, BUT STATED THAT HE HAD TOPPED THE TANKS ABOUT A MONTH BEFORE AND HAD ONLY FLOWN APPROX. ONE HOUR OUT OF THE RIGHT TANK. THE PILOT BELIEVES THAT THE TRIP WAS FLOWN ON THE LEFT TANK, BUT IS NOT SURE. HE ALSO DOES NOT REMEMBER SWITCHING TANKS DURING THE FLIGHT. ON APPROX. A THREE (3) MILE FINAL FOR RUNWAY 12 @ VIS, THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THE ENGINE "SPUTTERED." HE SWITCHED TANKS WITH THE BOOST PUMP ON, THE ENGINE "CAUGHT", THEN "SPUTTERED" AGAIN. HE THEN SWITCHED TANKS "BACK AND FORTH 2 TO 3 MORE TIMES." THE AIRCRAFT MADE AN OFF AIRPORT LANDING SHORT OF RUNWAY 12 @ VIS IN A CLEAR SITE THAT WAS PREPARED FOR INDUSTRIAL BUILDING CONSTRUCTION. THE LANDING WAS COMPLETED SUCCESSFULLY BUT DURING LANDING ROLL THE A/C WAS DAMAGED WHEN IT STRUCK A DIRT BERM THAT WAS BEING PREPARED FOR A ROAD.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB LAX07CA098](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX07CA098), Mar 3, 2007: Mooney M20D (N6628U), Visalia, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate in-flight fuel system management, which resulted in fuel starvation and a loss of engine power.

## Other reports on N6628U (1)

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

- [Incident 19880319020839I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880319020839I), Mar 19, 1988: Mooney M20D (N6628U), Greenwood, IN, Minor damage. Forgot to extend the landing gear. Landed gear up.

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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