# Accident 20040905021489A: Mooney M20F, Flowood, MS, September 5, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 5, 2004, 14:20 local time
- Place: Flowood, MS
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.3572° N, 90.0131° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.3572&lon=-90.0131&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9708M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9708M-2013-08-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20F (registry code 5870214, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20F
- Reported engine: LYC IO360A1A
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 300 total, 300 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA04LA127](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA04LA127) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040905021489A

## Narrative

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

(-23) DURING CRUISE FLIGHT AT 10500 FEET, EAST OF JAN THE ENGINE BEGAN TO RUN ROUGH. SHORTLY THEREAFTER THE PILOT EXECUTED AN EMERGENCY LANDING AND DURING LANDING ROLL COLLIDED WITH A PICKUP TRUCK. NO INJURIES TO EITHER PARTIES. NUMBER 3 CYLINDER SEPARATED FROM ENGINE CASE.

## 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 MIA04LA127](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA04LA127), Sep 5, 2004: Mooney M20F (N9708M), Brandon, MS, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power due to the fatigue failure of all studs and/or thru-bolts of the No. 3 cylinder for undetermined reasons causing separation of the cylinder. Contributing to the accident was…

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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