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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Mooney M20K · Galesburg, IL · October 17, 2003

Date: October 17, 2003 · 04:35 local
Place: Galesburg, IL
Airport: Galesburg Municipal
Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N765MK
Reported as: Mooney M20K
Reported engine: Continental TSIO360LB
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 62 total35 in this make and model35 in the last 90 days

N765MKRegistered now · Mooney M20KS/N 25-0756 · Built 1983 Airframe modelMooney M20K Engine modelContinental TSIO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) N765MK departed gbg at approximately 4:15 am with the intended destination of aurora, IL. Approximately 10 minutes into the flight the pilot noticed the engine started running rough. The pilot declared a mayday and asked chigago ARTCC for directions back to gbg. The aircraft landed at gbg on runway 21. The aircraft blew the left tire during landing causing minor damage to the left main landing gear door.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) N765MK DEPARTED GBG AT APPROXIMATELY 4:15 AM WITH THE INTENDED DESTINATION OF AURORA, IL. APPROXIMATELY 10 MINUTES INTO THE FLIGHT THE PILOT NOTICED THE ENGINE STARTED RUNNING ROUGH. THE PILOT DECLARED A MAYDAY AND ASKED CHIGAGO ARTCC FOR DIRECTIONS BACK TO GBG. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED AT GBG ON RUNWAY 21. THE AIRCRAFT BLEW THE LEFT TIRE DURING LANDING CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE TO THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR DOOR.