# Incident 20250205004539I: Mooney M20C, Lancaster, PA, February 5, 2025

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 5, 2025, 13:30 local time
- Place: Lancaster, PA
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.0421° N, 76.3010° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lancaster, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0421&lon=-76.3010&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9655M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9655M) (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 O360 A1D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250205004539I

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED LANCASTER AIRPORT (KLNS) TO CONDUCT AN ENGINE BREAK-IN PROCEDURE FOR A NEWLY INSTALLED ENGINE.THE AIRCRAFT HEADED SOUTHWEST AND ESTABLISHED A CRUISE ALTITUDE OF 2,500 FEET. AFTER 50 MINUTES, THE PILOT EXPERIENCED A COMPLETE POWER LOSS AND EXECUTED AN OFF-AIRPORT LANDING SAFELY, WITH NO  DAMAGE. UPON INVESTIGATION, THE LEFT FUEL TANK WAS FOUND EMPTY, AND ONLY A SMALL, UNDETERMINED AMOUNT OF FUEL WAS OBSERVED IN THE RIGHT TANK.THE AIRCRAFT WAS INSPECTED BY MAINTENANCE, REFUELED, AND UNDERWENT A FULL RUN-UP. IT THEN DEPARTED FROM ITS LOCATION AND SUCCESSFULLY RETURNED TO KLNS AIRPORT. THE AIRMAN SUBSEQUENTLY COMPLETED A COMPLIANCE ACTION OF REMEDIAL TRAINING ON AIRCRAFT FUEL MANAGEMENT.

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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