# Accident 19930824030249A: Mooney M20B, Camp Springs, MD, August 24, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 24, 1993, 19:20 local time
- Place: Camp Springs, MD
- Airport: Andrews Afb
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.9505° N, 76.8897° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9505&lon=-76.8897&mi=10
- Aircraft: N74580, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N74580-1994-03-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20B (registry code 5870206, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20B
- Reported engine: LYC O360A1D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 263 total, 40 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO93FA147](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO93FA147) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930824030249A

## Narrative

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

SEVERE VIBRATION ON ILS APPROACH. SHUT ENGINE DOWN. FORCE LANDED SHORT. PORTION OF PROPELLER BLADE BROKE OFF.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB BFO93FA147](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO93FA147), Aug 24, 1993: Mooney M20B (N74580), Landover, MD, substantial damage. Probable cause: FATIGUE FAILURE OF A PROPELLER BLADE, WHICH RESULTED IN SEVERE ENGINE VIBRATION AND SUBSEQUENT DAMAGE TO THE AIRPLANE. THE LACK OF SUITABLE TERRAIN FOR A FORCED LANDING WAS A RELATED FACTOR.

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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