# Incident 19980123005649I: Mooney M20J, Alamogordo, NM, January 23, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 23, 1998, 17:00 local time
- Place: Alamogordo, NM
- Airport: Alamogordo-White Sands Regiona
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.8394° N, 105.9911° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ALAMOGORDO-WHITE SANDS RGNL (ALM), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8394&lon=-105.9911&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9744M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9744M) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20C (registry code 5870208, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20J
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 240 total, 70 in this make and model
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980123005649I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: ON JANUARY 23, 1998, MR. PETER CARLSON DEPARTED ALAMOGORDO AIRPORT, NM IN A RENTED AIRCRAFT, MOONEY N9744M. SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF, DURING ENROUTE CLIMB, THE ENGINE GOT VERY ROUGH. MR. CARLSON DECLARED AN EMERGENCY WITH HOLLOMAN APPROACH, TURNED BACK TOWARD THE AIRPORT, AND FOLLOWED TROUBLE SHOOTING PROCEDURES. DURING THE MAGNETO CHECK THE RIGHT MAGNETO RAN THE ENGINE NORMALLY, BUT ON THE LEFT MAGNETO POWER WAS REDUCED TO NIL. MR. CARLSON RETURNED TO THE AIRPORT UNDER PARTIAL POWER. HE STATED THAT DURING PRE-TAKEOFF MAGNETO CHECK EVERYTHING APPEARED NORMAL.

## Other reports on N9744M (1)

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

- [Incident 19900526030519I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900526030519I), May 26, 1990: Mooney M20C (N9744M), Vero Beach, FL, Minor damage. Landing gear collapsed on landing rollout.

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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