# Incident 19961205044619I: Mooney M20J, Central City, PA, December 5, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 5, 1996, 09:25 local time
- Place: Central City, PA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.1096° N, 78.8043° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Central City, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1096&lon=-78.8043&mi=10
- Aircraft: N201JV, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N201JV) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20J (registry code 5870219, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20J
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,400 total, 1,400 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961205044619I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: THE PILOT WROTE: I DEPARTED IPT FOR AVFR FLIGHT TO MGW AND THEN TO LWB. I WAS IN LEVEL FLIGHT AT 6500 WHEN THE ENGINE SUDDENLY LOST POWER AND WENT TO IDLE. I CONTACTED CLEVELAND CENTER AND REQUESTED A VECTOR TO THE NEAREST AIRPORT. I RECEIVED A VECTOR TO INDIAN LAKE, BUT WAS UNABLE TO MAKE IT. I LANDED IN A FIELD ABOUT 15 MILES FROM SOMERSET, PA NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF RT 160 AND THE SHANKEVILLE ROAD. THE PLANE STOPPED AT A DRAINAGE DITCH AND NOSED OVER. I WAS NOT INJURED. APPARENT DAMAGE TO THE PLANE WAS ONE BLADE OF THE PROPELLER WHICH WAS BENT TO THE SPINNER AND TO THE GEAR DOORS. "SUBMISSION OF THIS REPORT CLOSES THIS INCIDENT."

## Other reports on N201JV (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19880627037229I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880627037229I), Jun 27, 1988: Mooney M20J (N201JV), Fairfield, CA, Minor damage. Uneventful emergency landing due to engine failure. Found broken NR4 cylinder connecting rod.

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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