# Accident 20071101827899A: Mooney M20E, Lafayette, IN, November 1, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 1, 2007, 17:14 local time
- Place: Lafayette, IN
- Airport: Purdue University
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.4122° N, 86.9369° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4122&lon=-86.9369&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5912Q, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5912Q) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20E (registry code 5870212, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20E
- Reported engine: LYC IO360A1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 854 total, 44 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI08CA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI08CA035) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20071101827899A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON 11/01/07 AT APPROXIMATELY 17:00 EST A PRIVATE PILOT OPERATING A M20E, N5912Q WAS ENROUTE FROM KPPO TO M91. THE WEATHER WAS VFR AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. JUST PAST KLAF THE ENGINE BEGAN TO RUN ROUGH, THE PILOT THEN HEARD A LOUD BANG AND THEN THE ENGINE QUIT. DISTANCE FROM KLAF WAS NOW FIVE MILES TO THE SOUTH AT 6500 FEET MSL. THE PILOT TURNED THE AIRCRAFT BACK TOWARD KLAF AND DECLARED AN EMERGENCY WITH KLAF TOWER. THE TOWER CLEARED THE AIRCRAFT FOR LANDING ON ANY RUNWAY. THE DESCENT AND APPROACH WAS CONTINUED TO RUNWAY 5. THE AIRCRAFT WAS CONFIGURED WITH GEAR AND FLAPS UP. ON SHORT FINAL THE TOWER TRANSMITTED A RADIO CALL TO REMEMBER TO LOWER THE GEAR, WHICH THE PILOT DID AT THAT TIME. THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN JUST BELOW A HILLTOP INSIDE THE AIRPORT PERIMETER FENCE AND APPROXIMATELY 400 TO 500 FEET FROM THE THRESHOLD OF RUNWAY FIVE. AS THE AIRCRAFT ROLLED TO THE TOP OF THE HILL THE RIGHT MAIN AND NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO A STOP ABOUT 200 FEET FROM THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT WHO WAS THE SOLE OCCUPANT OF THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED NO INJURIES.

## 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 CHI08CA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI08CA035), Nov 1, 2007: Mooney M20E (N5912Q), Lafayette, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The improper installation of the connecting rod bolts during major overhaul, which resulted in the separation of the connecting rod from the crankshaft in flight. Contributing to the accident was the…

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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