# Accident 20210916015819A: Mooney M20J, Fowlerville, MI, September 16, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 16, 2021, 15:45 local time
- Place: Fowlerville, MI
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.6385° N, 84.0686° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.6385&lon=-84.0686&mi=10
- Aircraft: N823SP, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N823SP) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20J (registry code 5870219, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20J
- Reported engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 185 total, 49 in this make and model, 49 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN21LA423](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21LA423) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210916015819A

## Narrative

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

IN LEVEL CRUISE AT 4500MSL WHILE LEANING MIXTURE THE ENGINE LOST ALL POWER AND WOULD NOT RESTART.

PIC MADE EMERGENCY LANDING IN CORNFIELD AND THE NOSE LANDING GEAR SHEARED OFF.

INITIAL CHECK OF FUEL TANKS DID NOT SHOW ANY FUEL IN RIGHT WING TANK AND MINIMAL FUEL IN LEFT WING TANK.

PIC STATED THAT HE WAS FLYING WITH THE FUEL SELECTOR ON THE RIGHT TANK. HE STATED THAT HE LOOKED INTO THE FUEL TANKS DURING PREFLIGHT AND SAW FUEL AND THE RIGHT FUEL QUANTITY GAUGE INDICATED 3/4 OF A TANK WHEN BATTERY POWER WAS APPLIED PRIOR TO THE FLIGHT.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CEN21LA423](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21LA423), Sep 16, 2021: Mooney M20J (N823SP), Howell, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s inadequate preflight inspection of the airplane’s fuel quantity, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation.

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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