# Incident 19960605017499I: Mooney M20J, Alliance, NE, June 5, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 5, 1996, 09:30 local time
- Place: Alliance, NE
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.1026° N, 102.8769° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Alliance, NE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1026&lon=-102.8769&mi=10
- Aircraft: N57038, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N57038) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20J (registry code 5870219, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-360-A1D (registry code 41504, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-360-a1d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20J
- Reported engine: LYC IO360A3B6
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960605017499I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED SCOTTSBLUFF, NE ENROUTE TO GORDON, NE ON A VFR FLIGHT. SHORTLY AFTER REACHING A CRUISING ALTITUDE OF 7500', THE ENGINE LOST POWER. SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO REGAIN ENGINE POWER FAILED. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED IN A BEET FIELD APPROXIMATELY 11 MILES FROM THE ALLIANCE, NE AIRPORT AT 301 DEGREES. ONLY MINOR DAMAGE TO THE LANDING GEAR DOORS WERE SUSTAINED. THE INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE BENDIX D4LN-3021 MAGNETO HAD FALLEN OFF OF THE ENGINE. THE LOWER NUT, WASHER AND HOLD-DOWN CLAMP WERE MISSING. THE UPPER NUT, WASHER AND CLAMP WERE LAYING ON THE MAGNETO. THE MAGNETO WAS REINSTALLED, ENGINE RUN-UP WAS PERFORMED, AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS FLOWN OUT OFF THE ROAD. THE AIRCRAFT HAD AN ANNUAL INSPECTION SIGNED OFF ON JUNE 1, 1995, AT 2205.2 HOURS. THE AIRCRAFT NOW HAS 2389.0 HOURS ON IT. THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED WITH THIS REPORT.

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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