# Incident 19960303003399I: Mooney M22, Lewisburg, WV, March 3, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 3, 1996, 12:30 local time
- Place: Lewisburg, WV
- Airport: Greenbrier Valley
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.8583° N, 80.3995° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at GREENBRIER VALLEY (LWB), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.8583&lon=-80.3995&mi=10
- Aircraft: N36R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N36R-1996-10-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M22 (registry code 5870402, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M22
- Reported engine: LYC TIO541A1A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 500 total, 105 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960303003399I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: THE PILOT WAS DEPARTING LEWISBURG, WV (LWB) VFR FOR CLARKSBURG, WV (CKB) WHEN DURING THE TAKE-OFF ROLL THE ENGINE BEGAN TO SURGE AND WOULD NOT PRODUCE FULL POWER. THE PILOT ELECTED TO CONTINUE THE TAKEOFF WHEN THE ENGINE FAILED. THE PILOT PUT THE AIRCRAFT INTO A FIELD ABOUT 1/4 MILE FROM THE END OF RUNWAY 22. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WING AND HORIZONTAL STABILIZER. ALSO, THE LEFT MAIN AND NOSE GEAR WERE TORN LOOSE. POST INCIDENT INVESTIGATION FOUND THAT THE OIL COOLER BROKE OPEN DURING INITIAL ENGINE START AND THE ENGINE OIL WAS LOST. THIS LOSS OF OIL CAUSED THE ENGINE TO SEIZE. SUBMISSION OF THIS REPORT CLOSES THIS CASE

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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