What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On may 15, 2026, at approximately 4:00 pm local time, a commercial pilot operating a Mooney M20J departed Morris municipal airport C09, for a local recreational flight. There were no other persons on board. When the pilot was returning to the airport, he experienced an engine failure. The pilot made a forced landing in a prairie approximately 0.25 miles north of C09 airport. It was later discovered that the pilot had not fueled the plane properly and did not switch fuel tanks. The aircrat sustained substantial damage to the prop and wings. The pilot was not injured.
As the FAA filed it
ON MAY 15, 2026, AT APPROXIMATELY 4:00 PM LOCAL TIME, A COMMERCIAL PILOT OPERATING A MOONEY M20J DEPARTED MORRIS MUNICIPAL AIRPORT C09, FOR A LOCAL RECREATIONAL FLIGHT. THERE WERE NO OTHER PERSONS ON BOARD. WHEN THE PILOT WAS RETURNING TO THE AIRPORT, HE EXPERIENCED AN ENGINE FAILURE. THE PILOT MADE A FORCED LANDING IN A PRAIRIE APPROXIMATELY 0.25 MILES NORTH OF C09 AIRPORT. IT WAS LATER DISCOVERED THAT THE PILOT HAD NOT FUELED THE PLANE PROPERLY AND DID NOT SWITCH FUEL TANKS. THE AIRCRAT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE PROP AND WINGS. THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED.
NTSB investigation
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Other reports on N201QM · 2
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