# Accident 20220710012129A: Mooney M20C, Oxnard, CA, July 10, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 10, 2022, 15:35 local time
- Place: Oxnard, CA
- Airport: Oxnard
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.2007° N, 119.1949° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2007&lon=-119.1949&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6416U, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6416U) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20C (registry code 5870208, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20c) (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 M20C
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 101 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR22LA243](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22LA243) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220710012129A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT STATED HE DEPARTED CARLSBAD, CA HEADING TO SAN LOUIS OBISPO WITH 15 GALLONS OF FUEL IN THE LH WING AND RH WING TOPPED OFF. THE FUEL TANK SELECTOR WAS SELECTED TO THE RH WING PRIOR TO TAKE-OFF. JUST AFTER PASSING THE CAMARILLO VOR THE ENGINE LOST POWER. HE NOTICED THE LH WING TANK WAS INDICATING EMPTY AND THE RH TANK HAD NOT DECREASED. HE SELECTED THE OPPOSITE TANK HOWEVER THE ENGINE DID NOT REGAIN POWER. AFTER DECLARING AN EMERGENCY HE WAS CLEARED TO LAND AT CAMARILLO AIRPORT ON EITHER RUNWAY. HE OPTED FOR LEFT TRAFFIC FOR RUNWAY 25 AND CRASHED LANDED EAST OF THE AIRPORT ON FINAL APPROACH TO RWY 25 AND CRASHED INTO THE AIRPORT PERIMETER FENCE.

## 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 WPR22LA243](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22LA243), Jul 10, 2022: Mooney M20C (N6416U), Oxnard, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: Fuel starvation due to an inappropriately maintained and modified fuel selector valve.

## Other reports on N6416U (1)

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

- [Incident 20100807042119I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100807042119I), Aug 7, 2010: Mooney M20C (N6416U), San Jose, CA, Minor damage. While en route from hollister, CA. To rhv airport, a passenger onboard N6416U developed motion sickness during the landing checklist. Pilot became distracted…

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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