# Incident 19831115071049I: Mooney M20F, Reedsburg, WI, November 15, 1983

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 15, 1983, 10:10 local time
- Place: Reedsburg, WI
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.5351° N, 89.9955° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Reedsburg, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.5351&lon=-89.9955&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6456Q, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6456Q) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20F (registry code 5870214, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20F
- Reported engine: LYC IO360A1A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,150 total, 30 in this make and model, 90 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831115071049I

## Narrative

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

VIBRATION, LOUD NOISE AND LOSS OF OIL PRESSURE. COLLAPSED NOSE GEAR LANDING. NO 3 CYLINDER CONNECTING ROD SEPARATED

## Other reports on N6456Q (2)

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

- [Accident 19900714025789A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900714025789A), Jul 14, 1990: Mooney M20F (N6456Q), Torrington, WY, Substantial damage. Partial power loss on climbout. Dragged a wing landing across runway gear up. Broken exhaust valve NR1 cylinder.
- [Incident 19820410023519I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820410023519I), Apr 10, 1982: Mooney M20F (N6456Q), Hot Springs, SD, Minor damage. Left gear collapsed on rollout. Push/pull rod #915019-000J bent and gear not down and locked.

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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