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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Mooney M20K · Chester, CT · April 5, 1980

Date: April 5, 1980 · 10:00 local
Place: Chester, CT
Airport: Private
Phase of flight: Engine Run-Up
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N231BQ
Reported as: Mooney M20K
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,500 total900 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

N231BQRegistration cancelled May 31, 2017 · Mooney M20KS/N 25-0119 · Built 1979 Airframe modelMooney M20K Engine modelContinental TSIO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Nose gear collapsed after run-up. Failure where push pull rod connects to gear.

As the FAA filed it

NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED AFTER RUN-UP. FAILURE WHERE PUSH PULL ROD CONNECTS TO GEAR.

Other reports on N231BQ · 1

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

Accident 20070831019969ANormal Cruise · Fort Wayne, IN(-23) Aircraft landed off airport adjacent to the Fort Wayne international airport due to engine failure caused by rod disconnecting from crankshaft and puncturing the crankcase. Aircraft came to rest in a corn field sustaining substantial damage to the…Aug 31, 2007 · Substantial damage