# Incident 19900419016379I: Mooney M20K, Farmington, NM, April 19, 1990

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 19, 1990, 14:48 local time
- Place: Farmington, NM
- Airport: Four Corners Regional Airport
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.7413° N, 108.2299° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at FOUR CORNERS RGNL (FMN), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.7413&lon=-108.2299&mi=10
- Aircraft: N231AX, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N231AX-1991-05-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20K (registry code 5870220, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20K
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO360CB
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900419016379I

## Narrative

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

LOST MANIFOLD PRESSURE. AIR DOOR WOULD NOT FULLY OPEN. FORCED LANDING. CARBURETOR AIR FILTER HAD ICE.

## Other reports on N231AX (3)

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

- [Accident 19901003050229A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901003050229A), Oct 3, 1990: Mooney M20K (N231AX), Flagstaff, AZ, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Returning to airport saw trailing smoke. Rolled left, hit trees. Tailpipe on runway. AD turbo v clamps not complied.
- [Incident 19850701038149I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850701038149I), Jul 1, 1985: Mooney M20K (N231AX), Tewksbury, MA, Minor damage. Aircraft was landed long. Ran off end of runway damaging gear doors.
- [Incident 19831226072909I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831226072909I), Dec 26, 1983: Mooney M20K (N231AX), Keenesgurg, CO. During cruise a fuel line fitting broke. Landed safely on a interstate highway.

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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