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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Mooney M20F · Okalahoma City, OK · April 28, 2013

Date: April 28, 2013 · 12:15 local
Place: Okalahoma City, OK
Phase of flight: Descent
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N9318V
Reported as: Mooney M20F
Reported engine: Lycoming I0360 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 560 total300 in this make and model2 in the last 90 days

N9318VRegistration cancelled Feb 13, 2014 · Mooney M20FS/N 690090 · Built 1969 Airframe modelMooney M20F Engine modelLycoming I0360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

Pilot reported being cleared to wiley post airport (pwa). The weather was VFR and windy. During decent the pilot applied power but there was no response. Pilot elected to attempt a landing on an unused wheat field. During the landing the nose gear failed as a result the soft wet soil just before a terrace that was holding water. During the investigation it was noted the the throttle was no longer connected to the throttle body.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT REPORTED BEING CLEARED TO WILEY POST AIRPORT (PWA). THE WEATHER WAS VFR AND WINDY. DURING DECENT THE PILOT APPLIED POWER BUT THERE WAS NO RESPONSE. PILOT ELECTED TO ATTEMPT A LANDING ON AN UNUSED WHEAT FIELD. DURING THE LANDING THE NOSE GEAR FAILED AS A RESULT THE SOFT WET SOIL JUST BEFORE A TERRACE THAT WAS HOLDING WATER. DURING THE INVESTIGATION IT WAS NOTED THE THE THROTTLE WAS NO LONGER CONNECTED TO THE THROTTLE BODY.