# Incident 19971118042939I: Mooney M20J, Woodbury, GA, November 18, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 18, 1997
- Place: Woodbury, GA
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.9852° N, 84.5820° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Woodbury, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.9852&lon=-84.5820&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3435X, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3435X) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20F (registry code 5870214, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20J
- Reported engine: LYC IO360A3B6
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,580 total, 1,000 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971118042939I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: DID AN "ON SCENE" INVESTIGATION OF THIS INCIDENT AND FOUND THE AIRPLANE IN MIDDLE OF FIELD. NO DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT WAS NOTED EXCEPT A BENT COWL FROM A CYLINDER THAT HAD SEPARATED FROM THE ENGINE. PILOT WAS NOTED FOR DOING A FINE JOB IN LANDING THE AIRCRAFT. THE LANDING WAS MADE DUE TO AN ENGINE FAILURE. THIS ENGINE HAD BEEN REBUILT JUST 500 HRS PRIOR TO THIS FAILURE. THE ENG. FAILED 300 HOURS AGO WITH THE SAME FAILURE TO THE SAME CYLINDER. THE LYCOMING REP. WILL TRY TO GET TO THE ENGINE FOR AN INSPECTION.

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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