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FAA incident report · Mooney M20B · Vineyard Haven, MA · July 23, 2023

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Date
July 23, 2023 · 11:02 local
Place
Vineyard Haven, MA
Airport
Katama Airpark
Phase of flight
Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N74565
Reported as
Mooney M20B
Reported engine
Lycoming O&VO-360 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
483 total315 in this make and model16 in the last 90 days
N74565Registered now · Mooney M20BS/N 1876 · Built 1961Airframe modelMooney M20BEngine modelLycoming O&VO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

On July 23, 2023, a 1961 Mooney M20B, landed 2000 ft. south of the Katama Airpark (1B2) grass airfield in a heavily vegetated part of martha’s Vineyard. The privacy data omittedpilot experienced rough running engine, sputtering, low oil pressure, and trouble maintaining power . The privacy data omittedpilot had taken off from runway 3 Katama Airpark intending on flying the island and parking his aircraft at martha's Vineyard airport (mvy) and experienced engine trouble during cruise operations. The privacy data omittedpilot headed towards mvy runway 15 after calling ATC and declaring engine problems maintaining power. The privacy data omittedpilot realized he would not make the airport, radioed tower the aircraft would be landing in a field just before the runway. The aircraft engine completely shut down prior to crashing in the overgrow field on the island south of mvy runway 15. There were no injuries or post-crash fires. There was no fuel smell or leaking fuel at the crash site. The aircraft incident was reported to the FAA operations center atlanta by the martha’s Vineyard airport director. The FAA operation center called boston FSDO-61 faa-iic. Mass state aero examiner called the FAA iic for information and assistance. The Massachusetts state police were on the accident scene. The faa-iic and NTSB investigator were not on scene.

As the FAA filed it

ON JULY 23, 2023, A 1961 MOONEY M20B, LANDED 2000 FT. SOUTH OF THE KATAMA AIRPARK (1B2) GRASS AIRFIELD IN A HEAVILY VEGETATED PART OF MARTHA’S VINEYARD. THE ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^PILOT EXPERIENCED ROUGH RUNNING ENGINE, SPUTTERING, LOW OIL PRESSURE, AND TROUBLE MAINTAINING POWER . THE ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^PILOT HAD TAKEN OFF FROM RUNWAY 3 KATAMA AIRPARK INTENDING ON FLYING THE ISLAND AND PARKING HIS AIRCRAFT AT MARTHA'S VINEYARD AIRPORT (MVY) AND EXPERIENCED ENGINE TROUBLE DURING CRUISE OPERATIONS. THE ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^PILOT HEADED TOWARDS MVY RUNWAY 15 AFTER CALLING ATC AND DECLARING ENGINE PROBLEMS MAINTAINING POWER. THE ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^PILOT REALIZED HE WOULD NOT MAKE THE AIRPORT, RADIOED TOWER THE AIRCRAFT WOULD BE LANDING IN A FIELD JUST BEFORE THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN PRIOR TO CRASHING IN THE OVERGROW FIELD ON THE ISLAND SOUTH OF MVY RUNWAY 15. THERE WERE NO INJURIES OR POST-CRASH FIRES. THERE WAS NO FUEL SMELL OR LEAKING FUEL AT THE CRASH SITE. THE AIRCRAFT INCIDENT WAS REPORTED TO THE FAA OPERATIONS CENTER ATLANTA BY THE MARTHA’S VINEYARD AIRPORT DIRECTOR. THE FAA OPERATION CENTER CALLED BOSTON FSDO-61 FAA-IIC. MASS STATE AERO EXAMINER CALLED THE FAA IIC FOR INFORMATION AND ASSISTANCE. THE MASSACHUSETTS STATE POLICE WERE ON THE ACCIDENT SCENE. THE FAA-IIC AND NTSB INVESTIGATOR WERE NOT ON SCENE.