# Incident 20201115014389I: Mooney M20B, Newton, UT, November 15, 2020

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 15, 2020, 15:35 local time
- Place: Newton, UT
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.8612° N, 111.9908° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Newton, UT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8612&lon=-111.9908&mi=10
- Aircraft: N74507, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N74507) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20B (registry code 5870206, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20b) (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 M20B
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 309 total, 241 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20201115014389I

## Narrative

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

DURING A BIANNUAL FLIGHT REVIEW THE PIC SWITCHED OFF THE FUEL SELECTOR VALVE WHILE SIMULATING AN ENGINE FAILURE. THIS STARVED THE ENGINE OF FUEL AND WHEN THE PIC WAS UNABLE TO GET THE ENGINE TO RESTART THE EXAMINER TOOK CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT PERFORMING AN EMERGENCY LANDING. ONCE ON THE GROUND THE PIC REALIZED HE HAD SHUT OFF THE FUEL SELECTOR VALVE. THERE WAS MINOR DAMAGE TO THE BELLY OF THE AIRCRAFT. TWO PERSONS ON BOARD WITH NO INJURIES.

## Other reports on N74507 (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19991109031419I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991109031419I), Nov 9, 1999: Mooney M20B (N74507), Greeley, CO, Minor damage. (-23) After landing on RWY9 at Greeley Weld county airport, Colorado, the pilot was taxiing to the ramp when the gear handle came out of lock position and the…
- [Incident 19930614022379I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930614022379I), Jun 14, 1993: Mooney M20B (N74507), Santa Ynez, CA, Minor damage. Pilot inadvertently retracted his landing gear on a touch and go landing. Aircraft settled to runway.

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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