ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 363526
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| Date: | Sunday 7 June 1992 |
| Time: | 17:10 LT |
| Type: |  Mooney M20E |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N5887Q |
| MSN: | 808 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1965 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2639 hours |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING IO-360-A1A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Freeland, WA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Everett, WA (KPAE) |
| Port Townsend, WA | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
SHORTLY AFTER REACHING A CRUISE ALTITUDE OF 1500 FEET MSL THE AIRCRAFT'S ENGINE BEGAN RUNNING ROUGH WITH A CONCURRENT LOSS OF POWER. THE PILOT MANEUVERED THE AIRCRAFT NORTH FROM HIS OVERWATER POSITION TO A NEARBY FIELD CONTAINING APPROXIMATELY 60 GRAZING CATTLE AND EXECUTED A FORCED LANDING. DURING THE LANDING ROLL THE AIRCRAFT COLLIDED WITH SEVERAL COWS. DISASSEMBLY AND TESTING OF THE FUEL INJECTOR SERVO REVEALED EXTENSIVE INTERNAL CORROSION. ADDITIONALLY, A SMALL PIECE OF CORROSION MATERIAL WAS FOUND TO BE BLOCKING A FUEL METERING ORIFICE WITHIN THE FUEL INJECTOR SERVO.
Probable Cause: BLOCKAGE OF THE FUEL INJECTOR SERVO SYSTEM. FACTORS CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM CORRODED AND ANIMALS IN THE LANDING AREA.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB SEA92LA121
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-Mar-2024 18:16 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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