ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 352918
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| Date: | Friday 30 July 1999 |
| Time: | 16:00 LT |
| Type: |  Mooney M20J |
| Owner/operator: | Nacogdoches Gospel Assembly |
| Registration: | N91FH |
| MSN: | 243214 |
| Engine model: | Lycoming IO-360-A3B6D |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Mount Pleasant, TX -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Aurora, MO (2H2) |
| Houston, TX (KDWH) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
While in cruise flight at 10,500 feet msl, the pilot smelled a strong odor of fuel, and observed that the fuel pressure gauge needle had dropped almost to zero. The pilot switched fuel tanks and turned on the electric fuel pump. This did not increase the fuel pressure, and a strong odor of fuel persisted. The pilot initiated a forced landing to the nearest airport, but landed in an open field 1/4 mile short of the runway and subsequently, impacted a fence. Examination of the fuel system after the accident revealed that the fuel hose that ran between the fuel pump and the fuel injector servo was disengaged from the coupling at the fuel pump. Examination of the coupling revealed that a portion of the first thread was separated as a result of fatigue.
Probable Cause: The separation of the fuel line fitting as a result of fatigue. A factors was the lack of suitable terrain for a forced landing.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB FTW99LA206
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 09-Mar-2024 08:23 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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