# Incident 19831231070079I: Mooney M20E, Minneapolis, MN, December 31, 1983

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 31, 1983, 09:10 local time
- Place: Minneapolis, MN
- Airport: Chrystal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.9800° N, 93.2638° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Minneapolis, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.9800&lon=-93.2638&mi=10
- Aircraft: N79358, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N79358) (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: 320 total, 250 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831231070079I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE LOST POWER. EMERGENCY LANDING. ICE AND WATER FOUND IN FUEL SUMP SCREEN. WATER IN FUEL INJECTOR.

## Other reports on N79358 (2)

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

- [Incident 19820808047119I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820808047119I), Aug 8, 1982: Mooney M20E (N79358), Winsted, MN, Minor damage. Gear retracted on takeoff roll. No gear defects. Pilot may have failed to lock manual gear handle.
- [Incident 19791110055059I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791110055059I), Nov 10, 1979: Mooney M20E (N79358), Laurel, MD, Minor damage. During landing nosewheel struck a 4 inch concrete block placed on runway. Nose wheel strut collapsed, hit prop.

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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