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FAA incident report · Mooney M20K · Latham, NY · October 5, 2012

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Date
October 5, 2012 · 18:05 local
Place
Latham, NY
Airport
Albany International
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
No damage
Aircraft
N1161M
Reported as
Mooney M20K
Reported engine
Continental TSIO-360 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
N1161MRegistered now · Mooney M20KS/N 25-0657 · Built 1982Airframe modelMooney M20KEngine modelContinental TSIO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

At approximately 1805 local time the aircraft departed alb using runway 19. Upon reaching reaching approximately 200-300 feet the engine quit abruptly causing a forced landing past the departure end of the runway into the grass. Recent maintenance on this aircraft included overhaul of the engine driven fuel pump and replacement of all spark plugs due to engine roughness. Upon removal of the failed fuel pump it was discovered that the drive shaft had sheared and the pump was not easy to turn.

As the FAA filed it

AT APPROXIMATELY 1805 LOCAL TIME THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED ALB USING RUNWAY 19. UPON REACHING REACHING APPROXIMATELY 200-300 FEET THE ENGINE QUIT ABRUPTLY CAUSING A FORCED LANDING PAST THE DEPARTURE END OF THE RUNWAY INTO THE GRASS. RECENT MAINTENANCE ON THIS AIRCRAFT INCLUDED OVERHAUL OF THE ENGINE DRIVEN FUEL PUMP AND REPLACEMENT OF ALL SPARK PLUGS DUE TO ENGINE ROUGHNESS. UPON REMOVAL OF THE FAILED FUEL PUMP IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE DRIVE SHAFT HAD SHEARED AND THE PUMP WAS NOT EASY TO TURN.