# Incident 19961021037149I: Mooney M20D, Desota, KS, October 21, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 21, 1996, 08:00 local time
- Place: Desota, KS
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N1163Z, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1163Z) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20J (registry code 5870219, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 SER A&C (registry code 41511, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-ser-a-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20D
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 16,400 total, 12,500 in this make and model, 45 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961021037149I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: PILOT REPORTED DEPARTING KANSAS CITY INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (MCI), KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI AT APPROXIMATELY 0745 CDT WITH ONE PILOT-RATED PASSENGER FOR A VFR FLIGHT TO OTTAWA MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (OWI), OTTAWA, KANSAS. APPROXIMATELY 15 MINUTES INTO THE FLIGHT, THE ENGINE BEGAN TO SPUTTER AND RUN ROUGH FOR ABOUT 20 TO 30 SECONDS FOLLOWED BY A COMPLETED LOSS OF POWER. A FIELD WAS SELECTED AND AN EMERGENCY CHECKLIST COMPLETED. THE PILOT ACCOMPLISHED AN OFF-AIRPORT FORCED LANDING ON A FIELD OF NEWLY-SOWN WINTER WHEAT WITHOUT DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT OR INJURY TO THE OCCUPANTS. ON-SCENE INVESTIGATION REVEALED A FAILURE OF THE SINGLE MAGNETO DRIVE THAT PROVIDES ROTATION TO THE DUAL MAGNETOS. A MALFUNCTION AND DEFECT REPORT WILL BE FILED. THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED. MCI-FSDO INCIDENT NO CE97IGA0005.

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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