# Incident 20050208001829I: Mooney M20C, Rockwell, NC, February 8, 2005

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 8, 2005, 16:45 local time
- Place: Rockwell, NC
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.5531° N, 80.4093° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rockwell, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.5531&lon=-80.4093&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1202X, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1202X) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20C (registry code 5870208, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 348 total, 125 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050208001829I

## Narrative

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

(-23) 02/09/05-ON SCENE INVESTIGATION CONDUCTED OF ACFT INCIDENT. 02/08/05 @ 1645 MOONEY, N1202X, M20C, WAS ENROUTE FROM N52 TO RUQ AND LOST POWER AT APPROXIMATELY 2,500 FEET AGL AND LANDED GEAR UP IN A CORN FIELD APPROXIMATELY 2 MILES SOUTH OF ROCKWELL, NC. ONLY VISIBLE DAMAGE WAS TO THE PROP, BENT TIPS SLIGHTLY, AND BELLY ANTENNAS TORN OFF. NO OTHER DAMAGE WAS NOTICEABLE. ACFT TO BE MOVED TO SALISBURY AIR SERVICE FOR TEAR DOWN. 02/24/05-THIS INSPECTOR SPOKE WITH THE MECHANIC WHO HAS PERFORMED AN ON SCENE INVESTIGATION OF THE AIRCRAFT AND MECHANIC STATED THAT HE TOOK THE VALVE COVERS OFF AIRCRAFT AND THAT THE VALVES WERE NOT MOVING WHEN ATTEMPTED TO TURN ENGINE OVER, INDICATING A POSSIBLE CAM SHAFT BREAK. ACFT IS STILL AT THE FIELD WHERE IT CRASHED.

## Other reports on N1202X (1)

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

- [Incident 19781106023269I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781106023269I), Nov 6, 1978: Mooney M20 (N1202X), Ft Meyers, FL, Minor damage. Pilot failed to extend gear before touchdown.

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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