# Incident 19820924055379I: Mooney M20E, Almyra, AR, September 24, 1982

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 24, 1982, 18:15 local time
- Place: Almyra, AR
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.4057° N, 91.4108° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Almyra, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.4057&lon=-91.4108&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5578Q, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5578Q) (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
- Reported engine: LYC IO360A1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,200 total, 110 in this make and model, 125 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820924055379I

## Narrative

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

ROUGH ENGINE, OIL ON WINDSHIELD. MADE SAFE LANDING IN A FIELD. INTERNAL ENGINE FAILURE NEAR #1 CYLINDER.

## Other reports on N5578Q (1)

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

- [Incident 19961023036459I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961023036459I), Oct 23, 1996: Mooney M20E (N5578Q), Kansas City, MO, Minor damage. Narrative: on the day of this incident, 10/23/96, the FBO towed the airplane from the hangar. The pilot conducted a preflight inspection and everything…

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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