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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Mooney M20C · Kimball, TN · March 11, 2014

Date: March 11, 2014 · 13:50 local
Place: Kimball, TN
Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N6271U
Reported as: Mooney M20C
Reported engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours: 7,900 total12 in this make and model25 in the last 90 days

N6271URegistration cancelled Feb 15, 2018 · Mooney M20CS/N 2110 · Built 1962 Airframe modelMooney M20C Engine modelLycoming O&VO-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.

Aircraft was being relocated on a special flight permit and landed in a field due to fuel starvation of the power plant. The gear collapsed on the rough field after landing. The fuel selector was found to be inoperative. The pilot was able to turn the fuel selector handle from stop to stop but the handle was only turning on the shaft and not actually moving the selector valve. The left wing was empty and the right wing was full. No injuries to pilot.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT WAS BEING RELOCATED ON A SPECIAL FLIGHT PERMIT AND LANDED IN A FIELD DUE TO FUEL STARVATION OF THE POWER PLANT. THE GEAR COLLAPSED ON THE ROUGH FIELD AFTER LANDING. THE FUEL SELECTOR WAS FOUND TO BE INOPERATIVE. THE PILOT WAS ABLE TO TURN THE FUEL SELECTOR HANDLE FROM STOP TO STOP BUT THE HANDLE WAS ONLY TURNING ON THE SHAFT AND NOT ACTUALLY MOVING THE SELECTOR VALVE. THE LEFT WING WAS EMPTY AND THE RIGHT WING WAS FULL. NO INJURIES TO PILOT.

Other reports on N6271U · 1

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

Incident 20060712017429ILevel Off Touchdown · Asheville, NC(-23) Pilot of N6271U requested from kavl air traffic control an ILS 16 approach back to kavl for a full stop. Approach control cleared N6271U for approach, remain VFR. Pilot stated that he lowered the gear at the outer marker and completed the landing check.…Jul 12, 2006 · Minor damage