# Incident 20060629012409I: Mooney M20J, Beaumont Port, TX, June 29, 2006

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 29, 2006, 17:45 local time
- Place: Beaumont Port, TX
- Airport: Jefferson County Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.9508° N, 94.0231° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.9508&lon=-94.0231&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5662M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5662M) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20J (registry code 5870219, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 SER A&C (registry code 41511, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-ser-a-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20J
- Reported engine: LYC IO360A3B6D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 257 total, 165 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DFW06IA171](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW06IA171) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060629012409I

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 DFW06IA171](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW06IA171), Jun 29, 2006: Mooney M20J (N5662M), Beaumont, TX, incident, minor damage. Probable cause: The 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…

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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