# Incident 20110802018979I: Mooney M20E, Payson, AZ, August 2, 2011

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 2, 2011, 10:10 local time
- Place: Payson, AZ
- Airport: Payson Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.2568° N, 111.3393° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at PAYSON (PAN), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2568&lon=-111.3393&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6009Q, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6009Q) (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 I0360 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 4,700 total, 2,250 in this make and model, 46 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110802018979I

## Narrative

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

ON 8/2/2011, AT 10:10 THE N6009Q'S ENGINE QUIT AFTER TAKEOFF FROM PAN, WHEN PILOT ADJUSTED THE MIXTURE CONTROL.  MIXTURE CONTROL WAS VERY STIFF AND MOVED SUDDENLY TO FULL LEAN AS INCREASED PRESSURE WAS APPLIED TO MOVE IT.  AIRCRAFT WAS TOO LOW TO ATTEMPT RESTART AND OVER HIGHWAY, SO EMERGENCY LANDING WAS PERFORMED ON HIGHWAY.  MIXTURE WAS RETURNED TO FULL RICH AND AIRCRAFT FLOWN OFF HIGHWAY AND BACK TO STELLAR AIRPARK.  AN AIRCRAFT MECHANIC REMOVED THE MIXTURE CONTROL AND HAD IT INSPECTED FOR INTERNAL DAMAGE AND CLEANED, INSPECTED AND LUBRICATED THE MIXTURE CONTROL CABLE.  NO SPECIFIC SOURCE OF THE REPORTED STIFFNESS WAS IDENTIFIED.

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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