What happened
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On July 16, 2020, N6918N, a Mooney M20G, s/n 680141, was on a VFR flight between ft. worth meacham (kftw), TX and bridgeport (kxbp), TX. At approximately 14:40 local time the pilot experienced a loss of engine power and elected to land the aircraft in a field that was freshly furrowed for hay. Weather at the time of the incident was reported by the kxbp AWOS-3 station (16NM northwest) as 161955Z auto 18006KT 10SM clr 36/19 A3000. The pilot made an approach to the field from the north into prevailing south winds, landed, and came to rest on a heading of 172 deg magnetic, approximately 750 feet south of farm to market road (fm) 4756, aka van meter crossing. During the approach the aircraft's landing gear struck the top line of a power line, measured approximately 30' in height, erected on the north side of fm 4756 that resulted in a reduction in forward momentum and a loss of airspeed. The aircraft struck the ground nose-first during touchdown causing the prop to strike the surface. The severed power line ignited a small grass fire at the base of a power pole which was reported to 911 by residents of a home approximately 1/4 mile to the north. A state trooper from the Texas department of public safety responded to the scene and remained on site until an inspector from the FAA arrived. During inspection damage was visible to each propeller blade, spinner, engine cowling, and the gear doors for each landing gear assembly. Witness marks are visible on the RH main gear trunion. Fuel caps were removed from both wing tanks and no fuel was visible inside either tank. Clean 100LL avgas was sumped from each main tank strainer drain. Fuel gages are marked in pounds, and indicated 18 lb in the LH tank, and 36 lb in the RH tank.
As the FAA filed it
ON JULY 16, 2020, N6918N, A MOONEY M20G, S/N 680141, WAS ON A VFR FLIGHT BETWEEN FT. WORTH MEACHAM (KFTW), TX AND BRIDGEPORT (KXBP), TX. AT APPROXIMATELY 14:40 LOCAL TIME THE PILOT EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER AND ELECTED TO LAND THE AIRCRAFT IN A FIELD THAT WAS FRESHLY FURROWED FOR HAY. WEATHER AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT WAS REPORTED BY THE KXBP AWOS-3 STATION (16NM NORTHWEST) AS 161955Z AUTO 18006KT 10SM CLR 36/19 A3000. THE PILOT MADE AN APPROACH TO THE FIELD FROM THE NORTH INTO PREVAILING SOUTH WINDS, LANDED, AND CAME TO REST ON A HEADING OF 172 DEG MAGNETIC, APPROXIMATELY 750 FEET SOUTH OF FARM TO MARKET ROAD (FM) 4756, AKA VAN METER CROSSING. DURING THE APPROACH THE AIRCRAFT'S LANDING GEAR STRUCK THE TOP LINE OF A POWER LINE, MEASURED APPROXIMATELY 30' IN HEIGHT, ERECTED ON THE NORTH SIDE OF FM 4756 THAT RESULTED IN A REDUCTION IN FORWARD MOMENTUM AND A LOSS OF AIRSPEED. THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE GROUND NOSE-FIRST DURING TOUCHDOWN CAUSING THE PROP TO STRIKE THE SURFACE. THE SEVERED POWER LINE IGNITED A SMALL GRASS FIRE AT THE BASE OF A POWER POLE WHICH WAS REPORTED TO 911 BY RESIDENTS OF A HOME APPROXIMATELY 1/4 MILE TO THE NORTH. A STATE TROOPER FROM THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY RESPONDED TO THE SCENE AND REMAINED ON SITE UNTIL AN INSPECTOR FROM THE FAA ARRIVED. DURING INSPECTION DAMAGE WAS VISIBLE TO EACH PROPELLER BLADE, SPINNER, ENGINE COWLING, AND THE GEAR DOORS FOR EACH LANDING GEAR ASSEMBLY. WITNESS MARKS ARE VISIBLE ON THE RH MAIN GEAR TRUNION. FUEL CAPS WERE REMOVED FROM BOTH WING TANKS AND NO FUEL WAS VISIBLE INSIDE EITHER TANK. CLEAN 100LL AVGAS WAS SUMPED FROM EACH MAIN TANK STRAINER DRAIN. FUEL GAGES ARE MARKED IN POUNDS, AND INDICATED 18 LB IN THE LH TANK, AND 36 LB IN THE RH TANK.
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