# Accident 20060929020059A: Mnmite M18L, Lexington, KY, September 29, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 29, 2006, 13:30 local time
- Place: Lexington, KY
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.1317° N, 83.9417° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.1317&lon=-83.9417&mi=10
- Aircraft: N397A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N397A-2013-07-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M-18L (registry code 5870106, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m-18l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-145B series (registry code 41502, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-145b-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MNMITE M18L
- Reported engine: LYC O145B2
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 240 total, 35 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC06LA231](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC06LA231) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060929020059A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE AIRCRAFT WAS FUELED 09/23/2006 THE WEEK BEFORE THE ACCIDENT AT ROCKWOOD (RKW). THE AIRCRAFT WAS TOPPED OFF AND A ONE HOUR TRIP TO RICHMOND KY (I39) AIRPORT WHICH WOULD HAVE LEFT 8 GALLONS OF FUEL. ON 09/29/2006 THE AIRCRAFT TOOK OFF FROM I39 AIRPORT IN A NORTHERLY DIRECTION AT APPROXIMATELY 13:00 LOCAL TIME. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DAT^ SAID THE ENGINE QUIT AND WOULD NOT RESTART, THE AIRCRAFT WAS AT ABOUT 2000 FT. THE PILOT FOLLOWED CLEVELAND ROAD AND LANDED AT 604 NTH CLEVELAND ROAD IN A FIELD ABOUT 13:30. THE MAGNETOS WERE REMOVED AND CHECKED. THE LEFT MAGNETO HAD A SHORTED CONDENSER: THE RIGHT MAGNETO POINTS WERE ALMOST CLOSED AND THE MAGNETO WOULD NOT FIRE. THE RIGHT MAGNETO POINTS WERE PROPERLY ADJUSTED AND IT FIRED CORRECTLY. THE MAGNETOS WERE OVERHAULED DECEMBER 22, 1966 AND HAD 500 HOURS OF OPERATION SINCE OVERHAUL.

## 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 NYC06LA231](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC06LA231), Sep 29, 2006: Mooney M-18L (N397A), Lexington, KY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of both magnetos which resulted in a loss of engine power during cruise flight.

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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