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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Mooney M20K · Justin, TX · August 26, 2016

Date
August 26, 2016 · 13:30 local
Place
Justin, TX
Phase of flight
Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N95442
Reported as
Mooney M20K
Reported engine
Continental TSIO-520-NB
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
768 total2 in this make and model73 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

Annual inspection was completed on 7/25/16 and a list of unairworthy discrepancies to include the turbocharger leaking oil and low compression on several engine cylinders was given to the previous owner. The new owner purchased the aircraft on 8/25/16 and was made aware of the open discrepancies. The CFI arrived on 8/26/16 to provide instruction to the new owner. He observed the new owner and a non-certificated mechanic working on the engine. They had removed the intercoolers, turbo oil lines and check valves trying to troubleshoot the oil leak. The aircraft had not been returned to service after the annual inspection and the maintenance performed on the engine had not been documented in the aircraft logbook. He told the new owner that he did not feel that the aircraft was legal to fly and left the hangar. The new owner proceeded to reassemble the oil system components and planned to run up the engine in order to recheck engine compression. At approximately 1130, he started the aircraft engine, taxied to runway 17 and took off heading west bound. Shortly after takeoff the engine popped, sputtered and quit. He descended to 800 AGL, turned the aircraft east bound and committed to an off airport landing in a pasture north of hwy 114. After making a successful landing, he exited the aircraft and noticed a blue streak of liquid running down the left side of the aircraft. He opened the oil filler door on the engine cowling and noticed a strong fuel smell. Further inspection reveal that the main fuel line had become disconnected from the fuel flow transducer. The aircraft sustained damage to the propeller, nose landing gear assembly and MLG doors as a result of the landing.

As the FAA filed it

ANNUAL INSPECTION WAS COMPLETED ON 7/25/16 AND A LIST OF UNAIRWORTHY DISCREPANCIES TO INCLUDE THE TURBOCHARGER LEAKING OIL AND LOW COMPRESSION ON SEVERAL ENGINE CYLINDERS WAS GIVEN TO THE PREVIOUS OWNER. THE NEW OWNER PURCHASED THE AIRCRAFT ON 8/25/16 AND WAS MADE AWARE OF THE OPEN DISCREPANCIES. THE CFI ARRIVED ON 8/26/16 TO PROVIDE INSTRUCTION TO THE NEW OWNER. HE OBSERVED THE NEW OWNER AND A NON-CERTIFICATED MECHANIC WORKING ON THE ENGINE. THEY HAD REMOVED THE INTERCOOLERS, TURBO OIL LINES AND CHECK VALVES TRYING TO TROUBLESHOOT THE OIL LEAK. THE AIRCRAFT HAD NOT BEEN RETURNED TO SERVICE AFTER THE ANNUAL INSPECTION AND THE MAINTENANCE PERFORMED ON THE ENGINE HAD NOT BEEN DOCUMENTED IN THE AIRCRAFT LOGBOOK. HE TOLD THE NEW OWNER THAT HE DID NOT FEEL THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS LEGAL TO FLY AND LEFT THE HANGAR. THE NEW OWNER PROCEEDED TO REASSEMBLE THE OIL SYSTEM COMPONENTS AND PLANNED TO RUN UP THE ENGINE IN ORDER TO RECHECK ENGINE COMPRESSION. AT APPROXIMATELY 1130, HE STARTED THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE, TAXIED TO RUNWAY 17 AND TOOK OFF HEADING WEST BOUND. SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF THE ENGINE POPPED, SPUTTERED AND QUIT. HE DESCENDED TO 800 AGL, TURNED THE AIRCRAFT EAST BOUND AND COMMITTED TO AN OFF AIRPORT LANDING IN A PASTURE NORTH OF HWY 114. AFTER MAKING A SUCCESSFUL LANDING, HE EXITED THE AIRCRAFT AND NOTICED A BLUE STREAK OF LIQUID RUNNING DOWN THE LEFT SIDE OF THE AIRCRAFT. HE OPENED THE OIL FILLER DOOR ON THE ENGINE COWLING AND NOTICED A STRONG FUEL SMELL. FURTHER INSPECTION REVEAL THAT THE MAIN FUEL LINE HAD BECOME DISCONNECTED FROM THE FUEL FLOW TRANSDUCER. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER, NOSE LANDING GEAR ASSEMBLY AND MLG DOORS AS A RESULT OF THE LANDING.

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