What happened
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On August 8, 2010, at 18:34 CDT, a Mooney M20E, N7137V, piloted by john c. thrower, was involved in an incident 7 miles north of Bartlett, Nebraska. The aircraft was being flown on a visual flight rules (VFR) flight from barnesville, Georgia, to sturgis, south dakota, by Mr. Thrower, who was the pilot in command (PIC). At the time of the incident, the PIC was flying in the vicinity of a large thunderstorm near Bartlett, Nebraska, when the aircraft encountered severe turbulence. The turbulence caused the aircraft to roll inverted. The PIC recovered from the unusual attitude; however, the engine only had limited power available. The PIC removed his seatbelt to turn the fuel selector to a different fuel tank in an attempt to restore power to the engine. The aircraft again encountered severe turbulence, which caused the PIC to come out of his seat and land in the backseat of the Mooney. The aircraft again rolled inverted, but this time entered a steep dive of 100 degrees, nose down, with the PIC in the back of the aircraft. The PIC was able to make his way to the front of the aircraft and recover from the second unusual attitude at an altitude of 1000 feet above ground level (AGL). The PIC, unable to restore power to the engine, made a landing in a field 7 miles north of Bartlett, Nebraska. Mr. Thrower was uninjured in the off-airport landing and the aircraft suffered only minor damage. No persons or property were hurt or damaged on the ground.
As the FAA filed it
ON AUGUST 8, 2010, AT 18:34 CDT, A MOONEY M20E, N7137V, PILOTED BY JOHN C. THROWER, WAS INVOLVED IN AN INCIDENT 7 MILES NORTH OF BARTLETT, NEBRASKA. THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING FLOWN ON A VISUAL FLIGHT RULES (VFR) FLIGHT FROM BARNESVILLE, GEORGIA, TO STURGIS, SOUTH DAKOTA, BY MR. THROWER, WHO WAS THE PILOT IN COMMAND (PIC). AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT, THE PIC WAS FLYING IN THE VICINITY OF A LARGE THUNDERSTORM NEAR BARTLETT, NEBRASKA, WHEN THE AIRCRAFT ENCOUNTERED SEVERE TURBULENCE. THE TURBULENCE CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO ROLL INVERTED. THE PIC RECOVERED FROM THE UNUSUAL ATTITUDE; HOWEVER, THE ENGINE ONLY HAD LIMITED POWER AVAILABLE. THE PIC REMOVED HIS SEATBELT TO TURN THE FUEL SELECTOR TO A DIFFERENT FUEL TANK IN AN ATTEMPT TO RESTORE POWER TO THE ENGINE. THE AIRCRAFT AGAIN ENCOUNTERED SEVERE TURBULENCE, WHICH CAUSED THE PIC TO COME OUT OF HIS SEAT AND LAND IN THE BACKSEAT OF THE MOONEY. THE AIRCRAFT AGAIN ROLLED INVERTED, BUT THIS TIME ENTERED A STEEP DIVE OF 100 DEGREES, NOSE DOWN, WITH THE PIC IN THE BACK OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE PIC WAS ABLE TO MAKE HIS WAY TO THE FRONT OF THE AIRCRAFT AND RECOVER FROM THE SECOND UNUSUAL ATTITUDE AT AN ALTITUDE OF 1000 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL (AGL). THE PIC, UNABLE TO RESTORE POWER TO THE ENGINE, MADE A LANDING IN A FIELD 7 MILES NORTH OF BARTLETT, NEBRASKA. MR. THROWER WAS UNINJURED IN THE OFF-AIRPORT LANDING AND THE AIRCRAFT SUFFERED ONLY MINOR DAMAGE. NO PERSONS OR PROPERTY WERE HURT OR DAMAGED ON THE GROUND.
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