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 Mooney M20R was damaged during a forced landing right after takeoff at Talihina Municipal Airport due to an engine coughing problem.
- The pilot, who was uninjured, attempted to land on the remaining runway but overran it, striking a ditch and bushes.
- The incident aircraft was only a few weeks old, and its engine had exhibited the same problem a week prior, leading to a fuel pump replacement.
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