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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Mooney M20J · Hollywood, FL · March 27, 2003

Date
March 27, 2003 · 09:05 local
Place
Hollywood, FL
Airport
North Perry Airport
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N40XX
Reported as
Mooney M20J
Reported engine
Lycoming IO360A3B6
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
600 total400 in this make and model15 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) After takeoff, pilot experienced loss of power, turned around and landed on taxiway gear up. Examination of engine showed that the magneto had come loose from its mounting.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AFTER TAKEOFF, PILOT EXPERIENCED LOSS OF POWER, TURNED AROUND AND LANDED ON TAXIWAY GEAR UP. EXAMINATION OF ENGINE SHOWED THAT THE MAGNETO HAD COME LOOSE FROM ITS MOUNTING.