# Incident 19780713043889I: Mooney M20E, Hillsboro, OR, July 13, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 13, 1978, 13:35 local time
- Place: Hillsboro, OR
- Airport: Municipal
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.5253° N, 122.9364° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hillsboro, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.5253&lon=-122.9364&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5566Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5566Q-2015-01-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20E (registry code 5870212, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20E
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780713043889I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

PILOT DECLARED EMERGENCY AND RETURNED DUE TO A ROUGH ENGINE. CAUSE NOT DETERMINED.

## Other reports on N5566Q (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19880515025259I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880515025259I), May 15, 1988: Mooney M20E (N5566Q), Coeur D Alene, ID, Minor damage. Nose gear collapsed on landing rollout. Found pins in bungees had failed. Permitted rod ends to come off.
- [Accident 19840729036979A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840729036979A), Jul 29, 1984: Mooney M20E (N5566Q), Scappose, OR, Substantial damage. Gear not locked down collapsed on landing. Gear motor had failed due to worn bearings. Failed to confirm gear down.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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