# Incident 19800405047869I: Mooney M20K, Chester, CT, April 5, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 5, 1980, 10:00 local time
- Place: Chester, CT
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Engine Run-Up
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.4032° N, 72.4509° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chester, CT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4032&lon=-72.4509&mi=10
- Aircraft: N231BQ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N231BQ-2017-05-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20K (registry code 5870220, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-360 series (registry code 17019, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20K
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,500 total, 900 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/19800405047869I

## Narrative

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

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 20070831019969A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070831019969A), Aug 31, 2007: Mooney M20K (N231BQ), Fort Wayne, IN, Substantial damage. (-23) Aircraft landed off airport adjacent to the Fort Wayne international airport due to engine failure caused by rod disconnecting from crankshaft and…

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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