# Incident 20140311003849I: Mooney M20C, Kimball, TN, March 11, 2014

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 11, 2014, 13:50 local time
- Place: Kimball, TN
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.0469° N, 85.6740° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kimball, TN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0469&lon=-85.6740&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6271U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6271U-2018-02-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20C (registry code 5870208, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20C
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 7,900 total, 12 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140311003849I

## Narrative

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

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 20060712017429I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060712017429I), Jul 12, 2006: Mooney M20C (N6271U), Asheville, NC, Minor damage. (-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,…

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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