# Incident 19870411033269I: Mooney M20E, Medford, OR, April 11, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 11, 1987, 14:10 local time
- Place: Medford, OR
- Airport: Medford-Jackson County
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.3360° N, 122.8518° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Medford, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3360&lon=-122.8518&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7159V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7159V) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20E (registry code 5870212, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 SER A&C (registry code 41511, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-ser-a-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20E
- Reported engine: LYC IO360A1A
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,700 total, 5 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870411033269I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE FAILED ON TAKEOFF AND AIRCRAFT WAS UNABLE TO MAKE THE RUNWAY. WATER AND ALGAE FOUND IN SERVO INDUCTION PUMP.

## Other reports on N7159V (2)

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

- [Incident 20150508011739I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150508011739I), May 8, 2015: Mooney M20E (N7159V), Kapolei, HI, Minor damage. - Multiple t&gs in traffic pattern @ pjrf - On approx 9th t&g aircraft landed gear-up - Both flight instructor and pilot stated they checked both the gear…
- [Incident 19790301010339I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790301010339I), Mar 1, 1979: Mooney M20C (N7159V), Medford, OR, Minor damage. Landing gear collapsed on rollout. Probable inadvertent retraction.

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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