# Accident 20070703011379A: Mooney M20E, Winnsboro, SC, July 3, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 3, 2007, 15:00 local time
- Place: Winnsboro, SC
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.3153° N, 81.1086° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.3153&lon=-81.1086&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7837V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7837V-2012-12-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20E (registry code 5870212, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20E
- Reported engine: LYC IO360A1A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC07LA157](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC07LA157) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070703011379A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 NYC07LA157](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC07LA157), Jul 3, 2007: Mooney M20E (N7837V), Winnsboro, SC, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power due to contamination within the fuel injector servo, which was not detected during a recent inadequate annual inspection.

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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