20131230024979I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Mooney M20K · Salt Lake City, UT · December 30, 2013

Date: December 30, 2013 · 15:30 local
Place: Salt Lake City, UT
Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N1152Q
Reported as: Mooney M20K
Reported engine: Continental TSIO-360 series
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 370 total180 in this make and model25 in the last 90 days

N1152QRegistered now · Mooney M20KS/N 25-0629 · Built 1981 Airframe modelMooney M20K Engine modelContinental TSIO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Received request from management to go to airport because airplane landed short of runway 35. Aircraft

Departed las vegas a few hours before, VFR flight plan (not filed) weather checked by computer. Was cleared for final and turned short final and engine stopped. Fuel selector was on left tank, he switched to the right tank and engine would not re-start. Both fuel low indicator lights were on but he felt he had 17 gallons of fuel based on the fuel flow system installed (jpi). Gauges were bouncing near empty and he feels they are unreliable. The a/c started to stall, he pushed the nose over to get forward airspeed and then turned to avoid the landing lights and flared to land in the snow. When asked about fuel he stated that to took 10 gallons in north las vegas prior to departure which gave him a total of 44 gallons when he left.

As the FAA filed it

RECEIVED REQUEST FROM MANAGEMENT TO GO TO AIRPORT BECAUSE AIRPLANE LANDED SHORT OF RUNWAY 35. AIRCRAFT

DEPARTED LAS VEGAS A FEW HOURS BEFORE, VFR FLIGHT PLAN (NOT FILED) WEATHER CHECKED BY COMPUTER. WAS CLEARED FOR FINAL AND TURNED SHORT FINAL AND ENGINE STOPPED. FUEL SELECTOR WAS ON LEFT TANK, HE SWITCHED TO THE RIGHT TANK AND ENGINE WOULD NOT RE-START. BOTH FUEL LOW INDICATOR LIGHTS WERE ON BUT HE FELT HE HAD 17 GALLONS OF FUEL BASED ON THE FUEL FLOW SYSTEM INSTALLED (JPI). GAUGES WERE BOUNCING NEAR EMPTY AND HE FEELS THEY ARE UNRELIABLE. THE A/C STARTED TO STALL, HE PUSHED THE NOSE OVER TO GET FORWARD AIRSPEED AND THEN TURNED TO AVOID THE LANDING LIGHTS AND FLARED TO LAND IN THE SNOW. WHEN ASKED ABOUT FUEL HE STATED THAT TO TOOK 10 GALLONS IN NORTH LAS VEGAS PRIOR TO DEPARTURE WHICH GAVE HIM A TOTAL OF 44 GALLONS WHEN HE LEFT.