19851208076079A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Mooney M20E · Selma, CA · December 8, 1985

Date
December 8, 1985 · 15:20 local
Place
Selma, CA
Airport
Selma
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N5516Q
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX86LA059
Reported as
Mooney M20E
Reported engine
Lycoming IO360A1A
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
835 total107 in this make and model21 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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Engine shutdown due to severe vibration. Struck grape vines during landing in a field. Undertorqued cylinder nuts.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE SHUTDOWN DUE TO SEVERE VIBRATION. STRUCK GRAPE VINES DURING LANDING IN A FIELD. UNDERTORQUED CYLINDER NUTS.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.