# Incident 19980815028469I: Mooney M20E, Louisville, KY, August 15, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 15, 1998
- Place: Louisville, KY
- Airport: Bowman Field Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.2280° N, 85.6637° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BOWMAN FLD (LOU), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2280&lon=-85.6637&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3434X, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3434X) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20E (registry code 5870212, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20E
- Reported engine: LYC IO360A1A
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980815028469I

## Narrative

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

ON AUGUST 15, 1998, N3434X A MOONEY M-20E OPERATED BY MR. JAMES MEFFERT WITH (2) TWO PASSENGERS ABOARD ATTEMPTED TO DEPART BOWMAN FIELD (LOU) ENROUTE TO ROUGH RIVER STATE PARK AIRPORT(213). N3434X WAS IN FLIGHT OF (2) TWO DEPARTING ON RUNWAY 06. THERE WAS NO INJURIES TO THE CREW OR PASSENGERS. N3434X SUSTIANED ONLY MINOR DAMAGE TO THE NOSE LANDING GEAR DOORS, UNDER BODY ANTENNAS AND PROPELLER BLADES. ON AUGUST 17, 1998, FAA INSPECTOR P.C. MESSINA INSPECTED N3434X AT BOWMAN FIELD, IN LOUISVILLE, KY. DURING THIS INPSECTION, THE FUEL SYSTEM WAS CHECKED FOR PROPER CONDITION AND SERVICEABILITY. NO DEFECTS WERE FOUND. THE AIRCRAFT INGNITION SYSTEM WAS CHECKED FOR PROPER OPERATION. NO DEFECTS WERE FOUND. THE ENGINE THROTTLE BODY WAS CHECKED FOR OBSTRUCTIONS. NONE WERE FOUND. THE THROTTLE CABLES AND LINKAGES WERE CHECKED FOR PROPER OPERATION, CONDITION AND SECURITY. NO DEFECTS WERE FOUND. THE PROPELLER AND ASSOCIATED CONTROL SYSTEM WAS CHECKED FOR CONDITION AND SECURITY. NO DEFECTS WERE FOUND (EXCEPT FOR THE BENT BLADES). MR MEFFERT                                                                                                                                                                HAS SUBMITTED FUEL SAMPLES TAKEN FROM THE AIRCRAFT TO ASHLAND OIL COMPANY FOR ANALYSIS. THE RESULTS HAVE NOT BEEN RECEIVED AT THIS TIME. ON SEPTEMBER, 10, 1998, A REPLACEMENT PROPELLER ASSEMBLY WAS INSTALLED ON N3434X. THE ENGINE WAS STARTED FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE THE INCIDENT. NO MECHANICAL IRREGULARITIES WERE FOUND. THE ENGINE RAN NORMALLY THROUGH ALL POWER SETTINGS. THE CONDITION CAUSING REPORTED LOSS OF POWER COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THIS MATTER IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.

## Other reports on N3434X (1)

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

- [Incident 19810521037349I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810521037349I), May 21, 1981: Mooney M20E (N3434X), Farmingdale, NY, Minor damage. Pilot neglected to lower landing gear during a quick turn after final landing clearance. Pilot didnt hear horn.

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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