At 20:30 central time, a Mooney M20R was damaged during a forced landing right after takeoff at the Talihina Municipal Airport. The pilot was not injured. The pilot told investigators he took off from runway 1 and was three-quarters of the way down the runway when the engine started to cough. He attempted to land the airplane on the remaining runway but the airplane overran the runway and struck a ditch and bushes. The pilot said the airplane was only a few weeks old and, a week prior to the accident the engine had exhibited the same problem. The manufacturer and the pilots mechanic replaced the fuel pump as a corrective measure.
June 27, Talihina, Okla. / Mooney Ovation
At 20:30 central time, a Mooney M20R was damaged during a forced landing right after takeoff at the Talihina Municipal Airport. The pilot was not injured. The pilot told investigators he took off from runway 1 and was three-quarters of the way down the runway when the engine started to cough. He attempted to land the airplane on the remaining runway but the airplane overran the runway and struck a ditch and bushes. The pilot said the airplane was only a few weeks old and, a week prior to the accident the engine had exhibited the same problem. The manufacturer and the pilots mechanic replaced the fuel pump as a corrective measure....
Key Takeaways:
- A new Mooney M20R was damaged during a forced landing at Talihina Municipal Airport after its engine started to cough shortly after takeoff.
- The pilot was uninjured, but the aircraft overran the runway and struck a ditch and bushes.
- The engine had experienced the same problem a week prior, resulting in the replacement of the fuel pump as a corrective measure.
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