# Incident 20010930026679I: Mooney M20E, Idahofalls, ID, September 30, 2001

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 30, 2001, 19:45 local time
- Place: Idahofalls, ID
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.4896° N, 112.0353° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Idaho Falls, ID, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.4896&lon=-112.0353&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5859Q, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5859Q) (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: CONT IO360*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,500 total, 1,000 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010930026679I

## Narrative

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

(-23) DURING CRUISE FLIGHT ENGINE BECAME ROUGH AND THEN SEIZED. PILOT LANDED AIRCRAFT IN WHEATFIELD WITH SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AND NO INJURIES. EXAMINATION OF AIRCRAFT REVEALED #3 CYLINDER HAD SEPARATED FROM THE ENGINE.

## Other reports on N5859Q (1)

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

- [Incident 19860906061149I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860906061149I), Sep 6, 1986: Mooney M20E (N5859Q), Caldwell, ID, Minor damage. Gear collapsed on rollout, suspect gear was not fully locked.

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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