# Incident 20080114010819I: Mooney M20J, Casa Grande, AZ, January 14, 2008

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 14, 2008
- Place: Casa Grande, AZ
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.8795° N, 111.7574° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Casa Grande, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8795&lon=-111.7574&mi=10
- Aircraft: N201LL, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N201LL) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20J (registry code 5870219, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20J
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,500 total, 300 in this make and model, 256 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080114010819I

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT REPORTED THAT HE PERFORMED EXTENDED ENGINE RUN UP PRIOR TO TAKE OFF. AFTER DEPARTING RUNWAY 5 AND CLIMBING THROUGH 150 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED A SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER FROM THE ENGINE. THE PILOT REPORTED HE DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND POINTED THE AIRCRAFT TOWARDS AN OPEN FIELD ABOUT A MILE SOUTHEAST OF THE AIRPORT. HE TRIED ADJUSTING THE MIXTURE CONTROL, THROTTLE AND CYCLED THE MAGNETO SWITCH, TURNING ON THE AUXILIARY FUEL PUMP BUT NOTHING WORKED. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED ON THE OPEN DIRT FIELD. HE SECURED THE AIRCRAFT AND EXITED THE AIRCRAFT.

## Other reports on N201LL (1)

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

- [Incident 19930627030649I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930627030649I), Jun 27, 1993: Mooney M20J (N201LL), Carson City, NV, Minor damage. Pilot watching other traffic in area forgot to lower 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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