20091004049969I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Mooney M20D · Hilltown, PA · October 4, 2009

Date
October 4, 2009 · 15:00 local
Place
Hilltown, PA
Airport
Phila Glider Coun
Phase of flight
Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N6910U
Reported as
Mooney M20D
Reported engine
Lycoming O&VO-360 series
People aboard
4
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
1,600 total1,200 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days

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.

Pilot was flying approximately 2000 ft when he noticed a slight engine vibration. The vibration continued to get worse so he looked for a place to land. After 5 minutes the engine seized. He landed long over some trees and then turned into a wet area of the field where the landing gear collapsed and the aircraft spun around.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT WAS FLYING APPROXIMATELY 2000 FT WHEN HE NOTICED A SLIGHT ENGINE VIBRATION. THE VIBRATION CONTINUED TO GET WORSE SO HE LOOKED FOR A PLACE TO LAND. AFTER 5 MINUTES THE ENGINE SEIZED. HE LANDED LONG OVER SOME TREES AND THEN TURNED INTO A WET AREA OF THE FIELD WHERE THE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED AND THE AIRCRAFT SPUN AROUND.