# Incident 20220615010409I: Mooney M20E, Ocala, FL, June 15, 2022

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 15, 2022, 11:20 local time
- Place: Ocala, FL
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.1872° N, 82.1401° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ocala, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.1872&lon=-82.1401&mi=10
- Aircraft: N79350, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N79350) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20E (registry code 5870212, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20E
- Reported engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220615010409I

## Narrative

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

DURING AN INSTRUCTION FLIGHT WHILE CLIMBING THROUGH 2800-3500FT, THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF POWER, WITH AN INDICATED ENGINE SPEED OF ABOUT 1500RPM DUE WINDMILLING BECAUSE NO THRUST WAS DETECTED. THE CFI THEN TOOK CONTROL OF THE FLIGHT CONTROLS AND PITCHED THE AIRCRAFT FOR GLIDE SPEED, DECLARED AN EMERGENCY TO OCALA ATC, AND LANDED IN A FIELD 2NM NORTH OF X35. THE CFI INTENTIONALLY LANDED WITH THE LANDING GEAR IN THE STOWED POSITION DUE TO THE UNEVEN TERRAIN. BOTH PROPELLOR TIPS WERE BENT, AS WELL AS UNDERSIDE SKIN DAMAGE. THE WINGS WERE SUBSEQUENTLY DE-MATED AND FUSELAGE REMOVED FROM THE EMPENNAGE BY RECOVERY PERSONNEL FOR TRANSPORT.

## Other reports on N79350 (1)

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

- [Incident 20190318001619I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190318001619I), Mar 18, 2019: Mooney M20E (N79350), Ocala, FL, Minor damage. After being cleared for a touch and go on runway 36, the aircrew did not ensure that landing gear was safe for landing. This resulted in gear collapse after…

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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