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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Mooney M20E · Winnsboro, SC · July 3, 2007

Date: July 3, 2007 · 15:00 local
Place: Winnsboro, SC
Phase of flight: Climb
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N7837V
NTSB investigation: NTSBNYC07LA157
Reported as: Mooney M20E
Reported engine: Lycoming IO360A1A
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 0 total0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

N7837VRegistration cancelled Dec 10, 2012 · Mooney M20ES/N 459 · Built 1964 Airframe modelMooney M20E Engine modelLycoming I0360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) On July 03, 2007, Mooney M20E departed cae @ 1445 and was enroute to fdw. This was an instructional flight for a CFI applicant. A simulated engine failure was performed @ 3,500 ft and @ 700 AGL, a recovery was made on the climb, and passing through 1,700 ft the engine developed a partial loss of power. The CFI pilot stated that there was no roughness and that the power reduced slowly, eventually failing completely. An off airport landing was made in a remote area with shrub oaks, the pilot left the landing gear in the up position and on the landing the left wing made contact with a stump and turned the aircraft 180 degrees. No injuries were reported from either pilot. An airworthiness investigation is ongoing.(-23 amendment) airworthiness investigation revealed that the fuel servo was defective and has been turned over to a repair station to determine the serviceability.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON JULY 03, 2007, MOONEY M20E DEPARTED CAE @ 1445 AND WAS ENROUTE TO FDW. THIS WAS AN INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT FOR A CFI APPLICANT. A SIMULATED ENGINE FAILURE WAS PERFORMED @ 3,500 FT AND @ 700 AGL, A RECOVERY WAS MADE ON THE CLIMB, AND PASSING THROUGH 1,700 FT THE ENGINE DEVELOPED A PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER. THE CFI PILOT STATED THAT THERE WAS NO ROUGHNESS AND THAT THE POWER REDUCED SLOWLY, EVENTUALLY FAILING COMPLETELY. AN OFF AIRPORT LANDING WAS MADE IN A REMOTE AREA WITH SHRUB OAKS, THE PILOT LEFT THE LANDING GEAR IN THE UP POSITION AND ON THE LANDING THE LEFT WING MADE CONTACT WITH A STUMP AND TURNED THE AIRCRAFT 180 DEGREES. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED FROM EITHER PILOT. AN AIRWORTHINESS INVESTIGATION IS ONGOING.(-23 AMENDMENT) AIRWORTHINESS INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE FUEL SERVO WAS DEFECTIVE AND HAS BEEN TURNED OVER TO A REPAIR STATION TO DETERMINE THE SERVICEABILITY.

NTSB investigation

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NTSB NYC07LA157Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportWinnsboro, SCA loss of engine power due to contamination within the fuel injector servo, which was not detected during a recent inadequate annual inspection.Jul 3, 2007 · Substantial damage