# Accident 20200720012299A: Tomash James MT COYOTE, Jamul, CA, July 20, 2020

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 20, 2020, 17:00 local time
- Place: Jamul, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.7184° N, 116.8709° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Jamul, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7184&lon=-116.8709&mi=10
- Aircraft: N125MC, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N125MC) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Tomash James MT COYOTE (registry code 9570859, https://openairdocs.org/model/tomash-james-mt-coyote) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: TOMASH JAMES MT COYOTE
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-290 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200720012299A

## Narrative

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

PILOT TOOK OFF WITH A KNOWN HOT MAGNETO. WHILE REFUELING THE AIRCRAFT THE PASSENGER (OWNER) TURNED OFF THE MAIN BATTERY SWITCH AND THE TWO MAGNETO SWITCHES. AFTER THE REFUEL THE PILOT TURNED ON THE BATTERY SWITCH THEN STARTED THE AIRPLANE WITH BOTH MAGNETO SWITCHES IN THE OFF POSITION. THE PILOT DID NOT CHECK TO SEE IF BOTH MAGNETO SWITCHES WHERE IN THE ON POSITION. SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF THE HOT MAGNETO TURNED OFF CAUSING COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED A RESTART BUT NEVER CHECKED THE MAGNETO SWITCHES. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED IN A FIELD A FEW MILES AWAY FROM THE AIRPORT.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

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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