# Incident 20090713017979I: Mooney M20K, Mount Sterling, IL, July 13, 2009

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 13, 2009, 20:12 local time
- Place: Mount Sterling, IL
- Airport: Mount Sterling Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.9854° N, 90.8041° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MOUNT STERLING MUNI (I63), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9854&lon=-90.8041&mi=10
- Aircraft: N231NS, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N231NS) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20K (registry code 5870220, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-360 series (registry code 17019, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20K
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO360GB
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,900 total, 1,500 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090713017979I

## Narrative

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

(-23)  THE LEFT MAGNETO WAS FOUND TO FAIL ONLY AFTER WARMING UP AND THE RIGHT MAGNETO WAS FOUND TO HAVE BRONZ METAL SHAVINGS INSIDE FROM THE FAILURE OF THE GEAR BEARING.  THERE WAS MOISTURE FOUND IN BOTH MAGNETOS.

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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