- Date
- June 27, 1982, 17:20 local (23:20 UTC)
- Place
- Twin Falls, ID
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N8380EMooney M20A
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report June 27, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820627032479A
- Case key
- 72889
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
During his preflight inspection, the pilot noted that the right fuel tank was partially full, but the left tank was nearly empty. The left tank was serviced with 12 gallons of fuel, but the pilot reported that the fuel selector was inadvertently left in the right tank position. The entire flight was flown without repositioning the fuel selector. Just prior to entering a downwind for landing, the engine faltered. The pilot cycled the throttle and the engine regained normal power momentarily, then stopped completely. The pilot headed for the nearest runway, but was unable to glide that FAR. The aircraft was damaged during a landing in a field with terraces, about 700 ft from the nearest runway.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8380E
- Reported as
- Mooney M20A
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 1558
- Airframe hours
- 2,255
- Engine
- Lycoming O-360-A1A, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Harber Lazards
- Registered owner
- Harber Lazards
- Departed
- TWF · Twin Falls, ID
- Destination
- TWF · Twin Falls, ID
- Airport
- TWF · Joslin Field, runway 12, 3,207 × 100 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
- 52
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 242 total · 7 in this make and model · 184 as pilot in command · 4 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 350° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 30 statute miles
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- TWF
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.