# Incident 19990501020599I: Mooney M20E, Dansville, NY, May 1, 1999

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 1, 1999, 11:50 local time
- Place: Dansville, NY
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.5625° N, 77.6969° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Dansville, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5625&lon=-77.6969&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3252F, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3252F) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 870 total, 210 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/19990501020599I

## Narrative

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

ON THURSDAY, MAY 6, 1999, AT 1907 LOCAL, AN EMB-120, N34712, OPERATED BY CONTINENTAL EXPRESS REPORTED A "CONTROL DISENGAGE LIGHT" HAD ILLUMINATED IN FLIGHT. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED AT BUFFALO NIAGARA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE ITEM WAS DEFERRED PER MEL 27-13-1, CONTROL NUMBER 125266 AND WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. THIS INCIDENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.

## Other reports on N3252F (1)

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

- [Incident 19860824070099I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860824070099I), Aug 24, 1986: Mooney M20E (N3252F), Maytown, PA, Minor damage. Engine failed after takeoff, landed on runway gear up. Suspect mechanical fuel pump malfunctioned.

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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