OpenAirDocs.org

20060629012409I

Incident · Minor damage
Open the Markdown

FAA incident report · Mooney M20J · Beaumont Port, TX · June 29, 2006

FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal

© OpenStreetMap
Date
June 29, 2006 · 17:45 local
Place
Beaumont Port, TX
Airport
Jefferson County Airport
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N5662M
NTSB investigation
NTSBDFW06IA171
Reported as
Mooney M20J
Reported engine
Lycoming IO360A3B6D
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
257 total165 in this make and model1 in the last 90 days
N5662MRegistered now · Mooney M20JS/N 24-1393 · Built 1983Airframe modelMooney M20JEngine modelLycoming I0360 SER A&CReciprocating

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) Aircraft experienced engine failure due to the number four piton rod exiting the engine case. The aircraft landed one mile west of the southeast Texas regional airport (kbpt) in a grass field where the aircraft on rollout struck several fence posts damaging the leading edge of both the left and right wing.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED ENGINE FAILURE DUE TO THE NUMBER FOUR PITON ROD EXITING THE ENGINE CASE. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED ONE MILE WEST OF THE SOUTHEAST TEXAS REGIONAL AIRPORT (KBPT) IN A GRASS FIELD WHERE THE AIRCRAFT ON ROLLOUT STRUCK SEVERAL FENCE POSTS DAMAGING THE LEADING EDGE OF BOTH THE LEFT AND RIGHT WING.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB DFW06IA171Incident · No injuriesIncident investigationFinal reportBeaumont, TXThe improper installation of the propeller governor by maintenance personnel, which resulted in a partial loss of engine power and subsequent forced landing. A contributing factor was the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing.Jun 29, 2006 · Minor damage