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Incident · No damage

FAA incident report · Mooney M20C · Cullman, AL · June 17, 2014

Date: June 17, 2014 · 10:04 local
Place: Cullman, AL
Phase of flight: Descent
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: N466TC
Reported as: Mooney M20C
Reported engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours: 2,200 total143 in this make and model147 in the last 90 days

N466TCRegistered now · Mooney M20CS/N 2989 · Built 1965 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.

Pilot and 2 passengers departed venice municipal airport (kvnc) enroute to Cullman regional airport (kcmd) with full fuel tanks. 3 hours and 50 minutes into flight, the engine began to sputter. Pilot elected to make an emergency landing. While on approach to a field, engine quit. Pilot executed a safe landing and there was no damage to the aircraft. Investigation revealed the aircraft fuel tanks were empty.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT AND 2 PASSENGERS DEPARTED VENICE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (KVNC) ENROUTE TO CULLMAN REGIONAL AIRPORT (KCMD) WITH FULL FUEL TANKS. 3 HOURS AND 50 MINUTES INTO FLIGHT, THE ENGINE BEGAN TO SPUTTER. PILOT ELECTED TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY LANDING. WHILE ON APPROACH TO A FIELD, ENGINE QUIT. PILOT EXECUTED A SAFE LANDING AND THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE AIRCRAFT FUEL TANKS WERE EMPTY.