# Incident 20100808046389I: Mooney M20E, Bartlett, NE, August 8, 2010

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 8, 2010, 18:34 local time
- Place: Bartlett, NE
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.8839° N, 98.5526° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bartlett, NE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8839&lon=-98.5526&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7137V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7137V) (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: LYCOMING IO-360-A1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 27,000 total, 800 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100808046389I

## Narrative

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

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.

## Other reports on N7137V (1)

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

- [Incident 19810209014069I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810209014069I), Feb 9, 1981: Mooney M20E (N7137V), Panama City, FL, Minor damage. Landing gear failed to extend. Emergency procedures no help. Landed gear up. Actuator worm and screw worn.

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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