# Incident 20070726018299I: Mnmite M18C, Winchester, VA, July 26, 2007

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 26, 2007, 15:00 local time
- Place: Winchester, VA
- Airport: Winchester Regional
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.1435° N, 78.1444° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at WINCHESTER RGNL (OKV), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1435&lon=-78.1444&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4146, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4146-2024-01-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M-18C (registry code 5870102, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m-18c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A&C65 series (registry code 17003, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MNMITE M18C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070726018299I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON TAKEOFF AIRCRAFT ROTATED AND CLIMBED TO 400' AGL WHEN THE ENGINE WENT TO IDLE. PILOT COULD NOT GET POWER RESTORED AND SUBSEQUENTLY LANDED IN A GRASS FIELD APPROXIMATELY 1400' FROM THE END OF RUNWAY 32. THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED AND THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. AIRCRAFT ENGINE WAS INSPECTED BY AN A&P MECHANIC WHO FOUND THE THROTTLE CABLE ROD BEARING ATTACHED TO THE ENGINE HAD FAILED. THE THROTTLE ROD WAS REPLACED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS INSPECTED AND RETURNED TO SERVICE. NO OTHER PROBLEMS WERE NOTED. THIS REPORT IS CLOSED.

## Other reports on N4146 (1)

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

- [Accident 19860526019869A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860526019869A), May 26, 1986: Mnmite M18C (N4146), Lakeport, CA, Substantial damage. The pilot failed to prevent the aircraft from veering off the runway and flipping over in a ditch.

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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