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Incident

FAA incident report · Mooney M20J · Macomb, IL · December 20, 1996

Date
December 20, 1996 · 18:30 local
Place
Macomb, IL
Airport
Macomb Municipal Airport
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N4566H
Reported as
Mooney M20J
Reported engine
Lycoming IO360A3B6
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Narrative: while enroute on a return part 91 flight, the engine lost power and stopped. An emergency landing was made with the assistance of peoria approach control. The aircraft landed in a field 1/2 mile short of (mqb) Macomb, IL airport. The aircraft received minor damage to the right gear door only. The appropriately rated pilot with a valid medical certificate was enroute to lansing, mi from Kansas city, MO. Airworthiness; a follow-up m or d report will be filed when the engine tear down is completed. An engine teardown is being coordinated with rich mileham of the dpa FSDO (GL03) to determine the cause for stoppage. During this investigation, the engine was found seized with no visible signs for the cause.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: WHILE ENROUTE ON A RETURN PART 91 FLIGHT, THE ENGINE LOST POWER AND STOPPED. AN EMERGENCY LANDING WAS MADE WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF PEORIA APPROACH CONTROL. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED IN A FIELD 1/2 MILE SHORT OF (MQB) MACOMB, IL AIRPORT. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT GEAR DOOR ONLY. THE APPROPRIATELY RATED PILOT WITH A VALID MEDICAL CERTIFICATE WAS ENROUTE TO LANSING, MI FROM KANSAS CITY, MO. AIRWORTHINESS; A FOLLOW-UP M OR D REPORT WILL BE FILED WHEN THE ENGINE TEAR DOWN IS COMPLETED. AN ENGINE TEARDOWN IS BEING COORDINATED WITH RICH MILEHAM OF THE DPA FSDO (GL03) TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE FOR STOPPAGE. DURING THIS INVESTIGATION, THE ENGINE WAS FOUND SEIZED WITH NO VISIBLE SIGNS FOR THE CAUSE.