# Incident 19860923070249I: Mooney M20J, Manchester, NH, September 23, 1986

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 23, 1986, 18:00 local time
- Place: Manchester, NH
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.9956° N, 71.4548° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Manchester, NH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.9956&lon=-71.4548&mi=10
- Aircraft: N802DW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N802DW-2019-05-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20J (registry code 5870219, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20J
- Reported engine: LYC IO360A1B6
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,300 total, 100 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860923070249I

## Narrative

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

LANDED AFTER SMOKE IN COCKPIT. FOUND FAILED CONNECTING ROD CAP.

## Other reports on N802DW (1)

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

- [Incident 20170412003509I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170412003509I), Apr 12, 2017: Mooney M20J (N802DW), Cullman, AL, Minor damage. Pilot was conducting local 45 minute VFR pleasure flight with one passenger on board. Pilot intended to land using runway 20. Pilot performed a gear up Landing…

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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