# Accident 20030929030389A: Mooney M20K, Midlothian, VA, September 29, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 29, 2003, 11:09 local time
- Place: Midlothian, VA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.4844° N, 77.6496° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Midlothian, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.4844&lon=-77.6496&mi=10
- Aircraft: N231PG, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N231PG) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20K (registry code 5870220, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-360 series (registry code 17019, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20K
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO360GB
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 692 total, 370 in this make and model, 24 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030929030389A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT REPORTED, AT APPROXIMATELY 1105 AM LOCAL, NEAR THE FAK VOR, HE FELT AN UNUSUAL AND VIOLENT VIBRATION AND ALSO NOTICED A SUDDEN, TOTAL LOSS OF CHT AND EGT INDICATIONS ON THE NUMBER 2 CYLINDER. OIL PRESSURE AND OIL TEMPERATURE WERE OBSERVED IN THE GREEN ARC. THE PILOT WAS CLEARED TO CHESTERFIELD VIRGINIA (FCI). PILOT REPORTED APPROXIMATELY ONE MINUTE LATER, THE ENGINE RPM DROPPED SIGNIFICANTLY TO THE POINT WHERE HE COULD NOT SAFELY REACH FCI. AFTER A BRIEF ATTEMPT WAS MADE TO REGAIN ENGINE POWER, THE PILOT MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING, PASSING OVER HIGH TENSION WIRES AND UNDER A TRAFFIC SIGNAL. THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A VEHICLE TRAVELING IN THE EASTBOUND LANE OF OLD HUNDRED ROAD WITH THE LEFT WINGTIP AND THEN CAME TO A STOP WITHOUT STRIKING ANY OTHER VEHICLES, PEDESTRIANS OR PROPERTY. INVESTIGATION DETERMINED THE NUMBER 2 CYLINDER WAS SEPARATED COMPLETELY IN THE AREA OF WHERE THE CYLINDER BARREL IS JOINED TO THE CYLINDER HEAD. THE NUMBER 2 FUEL INJECTOR LINE WAS FOUND FRACTURED AT THE ATTACHMENT TO THE NOZZLE AND THE NUMBER 2 INTAKE HOSE WAS FOUND DISPLACED ON THE TUBE. THE MAINTENANCE RECORDS INDICATED THIS CYLINDER WAS INSTALLED ON 12/16/2000, AT 4110 HOURS.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

## Other reports on N231PG (4)

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

- [Incident 20181212018579I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20181212018579I), Dec 12, 2018: Mooney Aircraft Corp. M20K (N231PG), Liberal, KS, Minor damage. Per the airman's statement, the airman flew from meadow lake airport (kfly) in Colorado to the Oklahoma city airport (kokc) on December 10, 2018. He became…
- [Incident 20101024050309I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20101024050309I), Oct 24, 2010: Mooney Airc M20K (N231PG), Marshall, TX, Minor damage. On 10/24/10 at or AROUND1600 local time, Mooney N231PG attemted a touch and go landing. On the first attempt the instructor pilot reported everything looked…
- [Incident 19890918051879I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890918051879I), Sep 18, 1989: Mooney M20K (N231PG), Dallas, TX, Minor damage. Engine seized due to lack of oil. Forced landing. Engine oil drain plug had come out. Not secured correctly.
- [Accident 19880701024929A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880701024929A), Jul 1, 1988: Mooney M20K (N231PG), Gunnison, CO, Substantial damage. Power supply and audio circuits shorted. Caused electrical fire. Engine quit. Crashed short of runway. Fuel pump leak.

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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