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Incident

FAA incident report · Mooney M20J · Chicago, IL · May 31, 1992

Date
May 31, 1992 · 10:00 local
Place
Chicago, IL
Airport
Chicago Midway
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N474DC
Reported as
Mooney M20J
Reported engine
Lycoming IO360A3B6
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,900 total1,270 in this make and model65 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Engine failure in flight. Forced landing at Midway airport. Found camshaft had failed and metal contamination.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE FAILURE IN FLIGHT. FORCED LANDING AT MIDWAY AIRPORT. FOUND CAMSHAFT HAD FAILED AND METAL CONTAMINATION.