# Accident 20031013029179A: Mooney M20K, Carrollyon, GA, October 13, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 13, 2003, 19:15 local time
- Place: Carrollyon, GA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.6311° N, 85.1519° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6311&lon=-85.1519&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4085H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4085H-2005-09-14) (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 TSIO360LB
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 11,000 total, 100 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL04LA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL04LA017) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031013029179A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON OCTOBER 13, 2003, AT APPROXIMATELY 1900 MR. STEVEN WILSON DEPARTED A GRASS STRIP, LYONS LANDING, IN WHITESBURG, GA ON A POST MAINTENANCE FLIGHT. FIVE TO SIX MINUTES INTO THE FLIGHT THE ENGINE QUIT. MR. WILSON ATTEMPTED TO RESTART THE ENGINE. AFTER SEVERAL UNSUCCESSFUL ATTEMPTS TO RESTART THE ENGINE MR. WILSON ELECTED TO MAKE A FORCED LANDING GEAR UP IN A FIELD. THAT RESULTED IN SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRPLANE. PRELIMINARY FIELD ENGINE RUN UP WAS INCLUSIVE REGARDING ENGINE FAILURE. ENGINE IS ENROUTE TO THE MANUFACTURE FOR FURTHER ANALYSIS.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ATL04LA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL04LA017), Oct 13, 2003: Mooney M20K (N4085H), Carrollton, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.

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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