- Date
- July 17, 1988, 08:45 local (12:45 UTC)
- Place
- Princeton, NJ
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N6310QMooney M20F
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report January 24, 1990
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19880717029149A
- Case key
- 36185
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The Mooney M20F made a takeoff and as the pilot turned crosswind, he experienced a partial power loss. He returned for a landing and the engine smoothed out. He made extensive ground runs and could not duplicate the problem. However he did not have maintenance personnel look at the aircraft. On the second takeoff, he again lost power and this time, made an off airport landing in a field. Examination of the engine revealed that the spark plugs had soot on them. The fuel injector servo, manifold, and nozzles checked out ok; however, the rubber intake boot between the air filter and the fuel servo was found partially collapsed.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6310Q
- Reported as
- Mooney M20F
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 670403
- Airframe hours
- 3,249
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-360-A1A, 200 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Leo Otway
- Registered owner
- Millstone Aviation, Inc
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · July 3, 1987 · 83 hours before
- Airport
- 39N · Princeton, runway 28, 3,105 × 60 ft, asphalt
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 61
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 1,219 total · 1,100 in this make and model · 1,100 as pilot in command · 16 in the last 90 days · 6 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 260° at 4 knots
- Lowest ceiling
- None
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.